American alpinists Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau have made a rare ascent of Tengi Ragi Tau (6,938m) in Nepal. Climbing alpine style for 5 days, the duo established a new route up the hitherto unclimbed west face.

News just in from the Rolwaling Himalaya in Nepal: Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau have completed a rare ascent of Tengi Ragi Tau. The two American alpinists had attempted the West Face of the 6,938m peak in the past, notably in 2014 when they were forced to retreat just 400m short of the summit, but banking on their previous experience they finally topped out on 16 October at 9:30am after "8 years of planning, effort and 3 expeditions to the Himalayan peak."