Jirishanca

Josh Wharton knows how to evaluate risk as an alpinist. How does fatherhood change the equation?

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Jirishanca is not the kind of mountain I would have drawn as a child, but it’s the ideal one I would draw now after decades of climbing—the epitome of a beautiful, technically challenging mountain, but also moody. Sometimes appearing sunny, dry and relatively welcoming, Jirishanca is at other times dark, damp and menacing. Here, we’re hoping the sun will soon brighten Jiri’s disposition.

2024 / 31 Min

While Josh Wharton has been quietly crushing ambitious alpine objectives, fatherhood and warming weather have begun to reshape the world he knew. When he and Vince Anderson attempt to take an unfinished route to the summit of Jirishanca in Peru, they’re forced to account for risk as never before.

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