Kangchenjunga

“The end of the story with Nima left me with a persistent bitterness, a taste of failure born from a simple logistical error. Now I have to rethink the project without it, to rebuild a story that still stands. The apotheosis of the renunciation remains this U-turn, 130 m from the summit during my second attempt in 2018, a brutal but necessary gesture. Looking back, I understand that this decision, which still leaves a deep impression on me, probably saved my life. And yet, perseverance paid off in the end: to finally reach the summit, the third highest on Earth, at the end of my third attempt — on my birthday — that cannot be invented.”