The ascent of the Qualido big wall (Joy Division) by James Pearson

Thursday 13 October, at 10,37 am The North Face® Athlete James Pearson successfully achieve the ascent of the Qualido big wall line called Joy Division, one of the hardest granite multpitch in the alps. The route itself is hard, demanding and very fall-offable, especially in his 1st, 4th and 7th pitches After 15 days work spread over three months and, James was finally ready to climb the line in one push, leading all the route with no fall for more than 800m, 22 pitches, a bivy and two days of granite climbing. Read the story on www.thenorthfacejournal.com