Broad Peak, Pakistan 2004***

Broad Peak, Pakistan 2004

This was my first trip to Pakistan, to attempt Broad Peak (8051m). I reached 7900m, but had to turn around due to dehydration. Mouse over the thumbnails to see the captions.

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pa1105 Climbers just above Camp 1, West Ridge of Broad Peak pa1105	pa1108 High winds buffet the summit of Broad Peak, Pakistan pa1108	pa1119 Keep the knife hidden, or the yak may know what's going to happen pa1119	pa1123 Climbing up the fixed ropes at 5200m on the West Ridge of Broad Peak pa1123	pa1125 Fabien Anselmet nears Camp 0.5 at 5300m on the West Ridge of Broad Peak pa1125
pa1127 Camp 1 (5600m) on the West Ridge of Broad Peak, looking towards Concordia pa1127	pa1132 Mike's tent at Camp 2, West Ridge of Broad Peak pa1132	pa1137 Rescuing Fabien Anselmet and Yannick Faure. Above Camp 1, West Ridge of Broad Peak pa1137	pa1137cr Rescuing Fabien Anselmet and Yannick Faure. Above Camp 1, West Ridge of Broad Peak pa1137cr	pa1140 The MI-17 takes off with Fabien Anselmet and Yannick Faure pa1140
pa1142 Jamie McGuiness, Captain Umair, and Gordon Ferguson after the rescue pa1142	pa1143 Gordon Ferguson inspects the Italian tent at K2 base camp pa1143	pa1151 Olivier Dufresne passes the time by reading in Broad Peak base camp pa1151	pa1154 Delicate clouds form over the summit of K2, Pakistan pa1154	pa1155 The route from 6500m to the col at 7800m on Broad Peak pa1155
pa1156 K2 pa1156	pa1159 Camp 2 on the Abruzzi Ridge, K2 pa1159	pa1161 pa1161	pa1165 A cloud reveals the summit winds over K2 pa1165	pa1171 Pierre-O (Pierre Olivier Wolter) at Broad Peak base camp pa1171

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