The North Face of Meru Central Peak had been first ascended in 2001 by Russian alpinist Valeri Babanov, on his second attempt, in a truly impressive 5-day solo climb which, unsurprisingly, netted him ...

It might be the beginning of Meru -- until the throat singing cuts ... One hundred and twenty kilometers south of Whitehorse, Radelet Peak lurks above a small lake, still mostly frozen in July ...