Josh Wharton is the most accomplished alpinist you’ve never heard of. But while he’s been quietly crushing ambitious objectives to little or no fanfare, fatherhood, and warming weather have begun to reshape the world he knew. When Wharton and his climbing partner Vince Anderson attempt to take the 2003 Italian route to the summit of Jirishanca in Peru, they’re forced to account for risk as never before.
Check out Josh Wharton's story about the ascent with photos by Drew Smith, originally published in the Spring 2023 Patagonia Journal
Link: https://www.patagonia.com/stories/jirishanca/story-135572.html
Filmed and photographed on location by Cheyne Lempe, Chris Alstrin, Drew Smith, Vince Anderson, and Josh Wharton
Written by Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer
Edited by Joshua Steele Minor & Josh Lowell
Additional Camera by Chuck Fryberger, Taylor Shaffer, Christian Riepler
Executive Producers Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Josh Lowell, Alex Lowther, Monika McClure, Justin Roth, and Kristo Torgersen
Produced by Halle Johns & Zachary Barr
Assistant Editor Freddie Gluck, Alex Ferrante, Tessa Fredericks
Motion Graphics & VFX by Alex Ferrante
Post Production Coordinator Tessa Fredericks
Sound Kip Kuepper / Coupe Studios
Color Joshua Steele Minor & Roo Smith
Expedition Support Zarela Zomora
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