It's not every day that a new mountain is charted and conquered, especially in such a fabled range as the majestic Himalaya in Nepal. However, this is just what has been accomplished by three intrepid mountaineers who received the support of prestigious Swiss watch manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre. The party, consisting of Swiss climber Stephane Schaffter, 19-time Everest veteran Apa Sherpa, and Little Karim--another expert of mountains towering past the death zone--followed a meticulous ascent plan and successfully attained the challenging 6,589-meter peak, all while facing constant avalanche threats and a heavily snowed base camp. As a tribute to Jaeger-LeCoultre's involvement with the adventure, the mountain has received the official title of "Antoine LeCoultre's Peak".
