Hayden Kennedy and Kyle Dempster awarded First Alpina AAC Cutting Edge Award

The American Alpine Club and Swiss sport watch manufacturer, Alpina, bestowed the first Alpina AAC Cutting Edge Award to an exceptional climbing duo, Hayden Kennedy and Kyle Dempster. The prestigious award was presented at the 2016 Excellence in Climbing Awards Dinner, celebrating the significant achievement of these climbers, who established two new routes in Pakistan's Karakoram, the east face of K7 and the south face of Ogre I. Kennedy and Dempster were each awarded an Alpina Horological Smartwatch, a revolutionary sporting watch that measures invaluable data on health, activity and sleep for athletes on its own platform, complimented by Swiss-made quality and visual appeal.