# New Huge Ski Line on Meru Central

> Mountain guides ski first descent of Meru Central's west face in Himalaya.
- Title: New Huge Ski Line on Meru Central · Gripped Magazine
- Summary: Mountain guides ski first descent of Meru Central's west face in Himalaya. Tiphaine Dupérier and Boris Langenstein skied the first descent of Meru Central's…
- Keywords: meru central, meru south, meru north, garhwal himalaya, tiphaine dupérier, boris langenstein, ski descent, west face, 6310 m, 6660 m, 6450 m, tapovan
- Source: Gripped Magazine — https://gripped.com/news/new-huge-ski-line-on-meru-central-in-himalaya
- Author: gripped
- Published: 2026-11-02T12:08:22+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: meru central, meru south, meru north, garhwal himalaya, tiphaine dupérier, boris langenstein, ski descent, west face, 6310 m, 6660 m, 6450 m, tapovan
## First Ski Descent
Mountain guides Tiphaine Dupérier and Boris Langenstein made the first ski descent of Meru Central's west face in India's Garhwal Himalaya.
## Basecamp Setup
They began at Tapovan basecamp below Shivling and above the Gangotri Glacier at 4,440 m, then established an advanced basecamp at 5,000 m.
## 2023 Ascent
Only one prior ascent of the west face existed: an Indian team that reached the summit in 2023.
## Key takeaway

Tiphaine Dupérier and Boris Langenstein skied the first descent of Meru Central's west face in the Garhwal Himalaya, India.