How a failed 2024 attempt became the climb that won Ultar Sar’s Hidden Pillar and the 2026 Piolet d’Or
Night on the southeast pillar. Three headlamps move against black rock and blacker sky, small as fireflies against 3,100 meters of ice, mixed ground, and granite. At 6,800 meters, there is no ledge to sleep on, so the climbers make…
