2 0 0 1 , ▁via ▁the ▁South ▁P ill ar ▁route , ▁following ▁their ▁first ▁as cent ▁of ▁the ▁subs idi ary ▁peak ▁O gre ▁III ▁( cir ca ▁). ▁They ▁note ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁un success ful ▁exped itions ▁in ▁the ▁inter im . ▁Mountain ▁INFO ▁magazine ▁character ized ▁their ▁as cent ▁as ▁" arg u ably ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁mount aine ering ▁achiev ement ▁during ▁the ▁entire ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁season ." ▁ ▁A ▁third ▁as cent ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁line ▁on ▁the ▁peak ' s ▁South ▁Face ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁Americans ▁K yle ▁D emp ster ▁and ▁Hay den ▁Kennedy ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Comp atri ot ▁Josh ▁Wh art on ▁had ▁also ▁accompanied ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁clim b ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁attempt ▁at ▁approximately ▁ 6 8 0 0 ▁meters ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 2 2 , 3 1 0 ▁feet ) ▁due ▁to ▁alt itude ▁sick ness . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁their ▁trip ▁the ▁two ▁had ▁made ▁another ▁first ▁as cent ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Sloven ian ▁Urban ▁Nov ak ) ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁line ▁on ▁the ▁massive ▁east ▁face ▁of ▁K 7 ▁( 6 , 9 3 4 ▁meters , ▁ 2 2 , 7 4 9 ▁feet ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁mountains ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Ul tras ▁of ▁the ▁Kar ak or am ▁and ▁H indu ▁K ush ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁J