UNKNOWN
FACTORS
Explorıng Indıa’s Baspa Valley
Five climbers. One valley. No expectations.
And plenty of patience. All united by a common goal: climbing in honour of Hansjörg Auer.
Unknown Factors is an exploration into the lighter side of climbing.
WHO
WHERE
WHAT
Rakchham village
in the Baspa Valley
Hımachal Pradesh
Realising a dream of Hansjörg Auer, climbers Matty Hong, Jacopo Larcher, Siebe Vanhee and brothers Iker and Eneko Pou headed deep into the Baspa Valley.
They had no objective, other than to explore the granite walls from the valley’s boulders to the sheer faces of the highest peaks. With open minds and hearts, they brought the same light-hearted approach to climbing as they do to life: exploration, before being a physical act, is a state of mind.

“For first ascent climbing you need to choose adventure, because sometimes only 10% is actual climbing. But that is part of it. That is part of the adventure.”
“For first ascent climbing you need to choose adventure, because sometimes only 10% is actual climbing. But that is part of it. That is part of the adventure.”
DISCOVER THE GEAR
of the exploration

Eneko & Iker Pou
sent “The Latin Brother” (7C+, 560m)
in memory of Hansjörg Auer