David Lama © David Lama Lama, who was heavily criticised for his efforts on the route last year, during which extra bolts were placed and gear left abandoned, has now seemingly stepped up to the plate and made an ascent that will surely go down in mountaineering history.

The ascent has not yet been confirmed by Lama himself, but things are moving so quickly on this hot topic, that we have posted this preliminary report. Current reports are indicating that the route is around 8a in difficulty and that Lama followed more or less the original line.

When full details of this ascent are available, a more in-depth report will be published on UKClimbing.com.

More current details: