Geophysic Expedition: The conquest of the Antoine LeCoultre’s Peak
Jaeger-LeCoultre forges a new extreme path
Under the patronage of the Grande Maison in the Vallée de Joux, the team of three mountaineers – Swiss guide Stéphane Schaffter, renowned Apa Sherpa and Little Karim Balti – have successfully scaled a Nepalese virgin summit, christened Antoine LeCoultre’s Peak.
Three exceptional Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces have been part of the adventure: the famous 1958 Geophysic Chronometer; the Master Compressor Extreme LAB; along with a third creation to be unveiled in January 2010.
Despite extremely tough weather conditions including a base camp covered with 40 cm of snow and daily avalanche risks, our adventurers have accomplished their mission by reaching this 6,589-metre peak that required an extremely delicate technical approach.
In an age where it sometimes seems everything has already been discovered, conquering a virgin summit is an endeavour comparable to the famous expeditions undertaken in the mid-20th century with the aim of climbing the world’s greatest peaks one after the other.
Stéphane Schaffter, a Swiss alpinist who has scaled the fabled Bonatti Pillar, has been accompanied by Apa Sherpa, who has 19 ascensions of Everest under his belt; as well as Little Karim, who has accompanied many great sportsmen in their over 8,000-metre high-altitude expeditions.
All three men, who have displayed an indomitable spirit of adventure throughout their lives and know that limits are there to be surpassed, have naturally chosen Jaeger-LeCoultre watches as the timekeeping instruments in their daring undertaking.
Click here to see the adventure on our site and read the daily report of these three exceptional individuals, whose character has been honed by courage and fearless tenacity, during an adventure that is particularly rare these days: the conquest of a peak never yet climbed.
More information about famous 1958 Geophysic Chronometer, these highly experienced mountaineers and an interview from Stéphane Schaffter are now on-line in LeClub.
“Good Things Come in Threes: Conquering the Extremes”.
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