Extremely uncovered, demanding, and harmful. In July 1986, Jerzy Kukuczka and Tadeusz Piotrowski summited on this route. Piotrowski was killed while descending about the Abruzzi Spur. The route begins off the very first part of the Southwest Pillar, then deviates into a very uncovered, snow-protected cliff space, then via a gully known as "The Hock