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Hans Christian Doseth (December 10, 1958 in
/ref> in winter (1982), followed by the free ascent in summer 1983. Though moderately graded by today's standards (Norw. grade 7, French grade 6c+), it is a demanding, serious climb through partly loose and poorly protected rock that up to this day has seen only two or three repeats. Doseth also increased awareness of sport climbing in Northern Europe, introducing routes in the 5.12 range (French 7b/c) in Norway and Sweden in the early 80s.
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Hans Christian Doseth (December 10, 1958 in Romsdal
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, Norway
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– August 6, 1984 in Pakistan
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) was a Norwegian climber. Stein P. Aasheim, Fabio Palma ''Senza ritorno. Hans Christian Doseth'', Italian, Alpine Studio, June 2010,
Achievements
Among his achievements were several first ascents of routes onTrollveggen
The or is part of the mountain massif Trolltindene (Troll Peaks) in the Romsdalen valley in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located to the south of the towns of Åndalsnes and Molde inside the Reinheimen Nationa ...
(Troll Wall
The or is part of the mountain massif Trolltindene (Troll Peaks) in the Romsdalen valley in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located to the south of the towns of Åndalsnes and Molde inside the Reinheimen Nationa ...
), Romsdal's north facing big wall, both in winter and summer. He did the first all-free ascent of the wall in 1979 (the "Rimmon Route"), and the first winter ascent of the "Swedish Route" (1980). Most notable was his first ascent of the technically difficult "Trollkjerringruta" (the Troll's Wife) Troll Wall, Bigwalls.net/ref> in winter (1982), followed by the free ascent in summer 1983. Though moderately graded by today's standards (Norw. grade 7, French grade 6c+), it is a demanding, serious climb through partly loose and poorly protected rock that up to this day has seen only two or three repeats. Doseth also increased awareness of sport climbing in Northern Europe, introducing routes in the 5.12 range (French 7b/c) in Norway and Sweden in the early 80s.
Death
Doseth died along with his climbing partner Finn Dæhli during an expedition with Stein P. Aasheim and Dag Kolsrud on Great Trango Tower (6286 m) inKarakoram
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, Pakistan, during descent, after establishing the Norwegian Buttress,Norwegians repeat historic Trango route - Climbing magazine/ref> the first route to scale the massive east face of the mountain. The causes of the accident are not known.
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Literature
* Bø, Bjarte and Anne Grete Nebell, ''Klatring i Romsdal'', 1999. * Stein P. Aasheim, ''Trango – triumf og tragedie'', Scanbok, 1985 {{DEFAULTSORT:Doseth, Hans Christian 1958 births 1984 deaths Mountaineering deaths Norwegian mountain climbers Sport deaths in Pakistan