Janne Corax

Crossing of Northern Tibet

First ascents in Tibet

• On 26 June 2007, he and Nadine Saulnier summitted 6323 m after cycling across the wilderness for 28 days.
• On 2 September 2007, with Jeff Garnand, he made the first ascent of 6,214 m Sirenshou in Dahongliutan Kunlun. On 12 September they ascended 6,370 m .
• On 6 October 2007 he summitted the north east and highest peak of followed shortly by Waltraud Schultze, Kjetil Kjernsmo and Andy Hessberg. Two days earlier, with Waltraud Schultze, he had summitted the south west top. On October 8 he summitted the 6028 m , to achieve 3 first ascents in four days.
• On 12 March 2008, he made a winter solo ascent, and possibly the first ascent, of 6028 m , in the Lhakoi/Hlako Kangri group/Himal - Noijin Kangsang sub group of Central Tibet. On 6 April, he made a late winter, solo and first ascent of 6424 m , in the same group.
• In the summer of 2008, Corax, Saulnier and Martin Adserballe made a repeat unsupported crossing of the Chang Tang. They passed Ulugh Muztagh on the southern side as first unsupported travellers ever. On 28 June, day 37 of the trip, they made the first ascent of 6388 m Kukushili, in the central north Chang Tang. On 9 July, day 48, they made the first ascent of 6438 m Purog Kangri, which is part of the Zangser Kangri Massif, in the Burog Co area.

  Other climbs

2002

• Participated in a world record to summit Muztagh Ata by bike.
• First ascent of Bonete Grande in Argentina.

  2005

• Caucasus Mountains - Elbrus, Gumachi, Aristova
• Pakistan - Gasherbrum II
• Africa - Mount Kilimanjaro and Lenana
• Argentina - bicycling and climbing tour in the Andes - San Bernardo, Vallecitos, Platita/Pico Plata, Plata, Bonete, Manso, Aconcagua, Bonete Chico, Pissis II/Pissis East, Bonete Grande, Pissis, Incahuasi, Ojos del Salado. His GPS measurements were among those that established that Ojos del Salado is higher than Monte Pissis.

  2006

• Argentina: - San Bernardo 4142 m, Adolfo Calle 4200 m, Stepanek 4080 m, Plata 5827 m, Vallecitos 5509 m, Rincon 5318 m, Franke 4880 m, Lomas Amarillos 5100 m, Manso 5434 m, Aconcagua 6962 m, El Muerto 6488 m, Olmedo 6250 m, Cazadero 6658 m, Mercedario 6700 m, Trabante II 5250 m, Ramada 6384 m.
• Asia: - Pik Lenin 7,134 m high, in Kyrgyzstan after a 4-day long attack in alpine style. A week before Muztagh Ata, 7.546 m high, in China.