Broad Peak, Pakistan 2005
In 2005 I went back to Broad Peak to do the last 100m of altitude and 2km of summit ridge. The weather was awful all season. I only reached 6500 meters. There were several climbers who were lucky to make it back to Base Camp in one piece.
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"Faisal Mosque, Islamabad"
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Slake and Don at poolside at the Shalimar Hotel
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Major Anwar on KKH
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Buddhist carvings outside Chilas, Pakistan
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Nanga Parbat and cow
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Assigning porter loads at Askole. Nazir (guide) in hat at right
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Porters and our sirdar (right)
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Woman working the fields around Askole, Pakistan
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Lunch on the first day at Korophong. Major Anwar (LO) in background with hat
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The toilets of Jhula Camp from across the river
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Porters walking to Paiju
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Massimiliano (Max) Gasperetti crossing a stream below Paiju
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Dead donkey below Paiju
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Don Bowie at Paiju camp
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The porters' meat allowance is carefully divided at Paiju
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One of the best washroom views in the world-Paiju camp, Pakistan
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Trekking towards Urdokas, Trango Towers in the background
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Using the telephone wire as a handrail, Baltoro Glacier
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Lunch stop on the way to Urdukas
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Grand Cathedral from near Urdokas
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