Mt Spantik 7027, Pakistan (1-31 August 2004)
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Streets of Rawalpindi
Streets of Rawalpindi
Streets of Rawalpindi
The hotel in Rawalpindi that we stayed at.
The hotel in Rawalpindi that we stayed at.
Streets of Rawalpindi
Streets of Rawalpindi
Streets of Rawalpindi
Taxi of Rawalpindi
Streets of Rawalpindi
local making chappattis in Rawalpindi
Streets of Rawalpindi
Streets of Rawalpindi
The Faisal Mosque, Islamabad
The Faisal Mosque, Islamabad
The Faisal Mosque, Islamabad
The Faisal Mosque, Islamabad
Local butcher in a small village along the Karakoram highway.
Tea room along the karakoram highway
Tea room along the karakoram highway
The Indus river that runs along the karakoram highway
Me in Besham, a small village we stopped at along the karakoram highway
Local animals strolling the streets of Becham.
The Indus river that runs along the karakoram highway
A small village along the Indus river.
The Indus river that runs along the karakoram highway
The Indus river that runs along the karakoram highway
The Indus river that runs along the karakoram highway
The Indus river that runs along the karakoram highway
A truck overtakes our bus. Notice the narrow width of the karakoram highway.
Nanga Parbat, 8125m, behind the clouds.
Nanga Parbat, 8125m, behind the clouds.
The bus stop to view Nanga Parbat.
Nanga Parbat, 8125m, behind the clouds.
The narrow raod to Skardu. The max speed is 20-30km/h. This strech from Skardu to the karakoram highway takes 5 hours
A local truck, notice the paint work.
A small village along the Skardu road.
A small river that joins the Indus river along the Skardu road.
Brick factory alone the Indus river.
The valley near Skardu.
Our bus driver and guide.
A market shop in Shardu selling climbing gear.
Local shops in Shardu selling climbing gear.
Me getting a shave.
Driving with Mr. Ashraf Aman, the first Pakistani to climb K2.
Checking our tents at ATP.
Checking our tents at ATP.
Arranging our gear outside our hotel in Skardu
Arranging our gear outside our hotel in Skardu
Jeep drive to Arandu village.
Jeep drive to Arandu village.
Jeep drive to Arandu village.
Jeep drive to Arandu village.
Jeep drive to Arandu village.
Mountains along the road to Arandu village.
Village along the road to Arandu village.
Jeep track/road to Arandu village.
Mountains along the road to Arandu village.
Mountains along the road to Arandu village.
Tea room along the road to Arandu/Askole.
Local man resting.
Police stop along the road to Arandu.
Police stop along the road to Arandu.
One of many river crossings.
As small village along the Arandu road. We stopped here for lunch. There were hot springs that the local villagers used for washing.
Jeep track/road to Arandu village.
local villages in the Arandu Valley in Baltistan.
local villages in the Arandu Valley in Baltistan.
local villages in the Arandu Valley in Baltistan.
Jeep stop at Arandu village.
Jeep stop at Arandu village.
Camp site at Arandu village.
Camp site at Arandu village.
Start of the Chogolungma Glacier in Arandu Valley of Baltistan
Exiting the morraine at the start of the Chogolungma Glacier in Arandu Valley of Baltistan.
Exiting the morraine at the start of the Chogolungma Glacier in Arandu Valley of Baltistan.
Lunch stop, trekking day 1.
Porters along the track.
Morraine of the Chogolungma Glacier in Arandu Valley of Baltistan.
First sight of Mt Spantil, the end of day 1.
First sight of Mt Spantil, the end of day 1.
Trekking camp site 1.
Trekking camp site 1.
Morraine of the Chogolungma Glacier in Arandu Valley of Baltistan.
Porters preparing to depart trekking day 2.
Dinner.
Porters on the track.
Flowers along the track.
Flowers along the track.
The start of the ice stage of the morraine of the Chogolungma Glacier in Arandu Valley of Baltistan.
A mountain along the Chogolungma Glacier in Arandu Valley of Baltistan.
Morraine of the Chogolungma Glacier in Arandu Valley of Baltistan.
Mt Spantik, camp 1 is at the top of the rocky ridge.
A porter alone the track on day 2.
Morraine of the Chogolungma Glacier in Arandu Valley of Baltistan.
Trekking camp 2.
The start of day 3 along the morraine/glacier of the Chogolungma Glacier towards Mt Spantik.
Along the glacier of the Chogolungma Glacier towards Mt Spantik, Day 3.
Along the glacier of the Chogolungma Glacier towards Mt Spantik.
Base camp, it snowed the day after we arrive in BC.
My home on the glacier in BC. We called BC "The Quarry".
BC from the ridge to Camp 1.
The Chogolungma Glacier from the top of the ridge at Camp 1.
Camp 1.
Camp 1.
Camp 1.
Camp 1.
An avalanchee viewed from camp 1.
Rene along the ridge to camp 2.
Me along the ridge to camp 2.
The summit viewed from camp 1.
The summit viewed from camp 1.
Night fall, camp 1, the day before it snowed for 5 days.
Me in the tent camp 1.
The 1st day it snowed.
Abandoning the mountin to after 4 days of snow.
Rob, Ojan, David, Rob, Inigo and Ajax in BC.
Tony and Claudia in BC.
Pat and Ian in BC.
Pat and Ian in BC.
Dan and Jim in BC.
Inigo and Julian in BC.
Rene and Gary(Chef) in BC.
A porter.
A porter.
Ajax and kitchen boy.
Our dinning room BC.
Our dinning room BC.
The team.
Taki, one of our hard working HAP.
Our HAP's.
A eagle that visited us regularly.
A porter.
Our porters.
Our porters.
A quick stop along the the Chogolungma Glacier departing BC.
James and me having a quick stop along the the Chogolungma Glacier departing BC.
Mt Spantik. Camp 1 is at the top of the ridge, +- 3 hours from BC.
aRANDU VILLAGE.
Dan and Ian in the chief of Arandu's guest house having tea. The chief was one of our HAP.
Rob, James and Gary(chef) in the guest house.
Rob, James and Gary(chef) in the guest house.
Ian and I enjoing a cup of tea in the guest house.
Ian and I enjoing a cup of tea in the guest house.
Gary(chef), Ajax and the 2 kitchen guys enjoying tea in the guest house.
Gary(chef), Ajax and the 2 kitchen guys enjoying tea in the guest house.
Local kids in Arandu village.
Local kids in Arandu village.
Local kids in Arandu village.
Local kids in Arandu village.
K2 motel in Skardu. The only hotel to stay at if you are climbing K2, Broad Peak etc.
K2 motel in Skardu. The only hotel to stay at if you are climbing K2, Broad Peak etc.
A old fort in Skardu.
View from mthe K2 motel gardens.
Skardu main street.
Skardu main street.
Monument in the centre of Skardu.
Local trucks.
The Indus and Gilgit rivers meeting.
The place where 3 mountain ranges meet. Karakarum, Himalayas and Hindukush ranges.
The place where 3 mountain ranges meet. Karakarum, Himalayas and Hindukush ranges.
A fruit stall in a village.
Tony, Rob and David in our bus.
Tony, Rob and David in our bus and 2 guides.
Children making carpets in Becham.
Main street of Becham.
Kids in Becham.
Tea shop.
Me having tea.
Local making popcorn.
Local making popcorn.
Claudia and Gary in our bus.
Restaurant in Rawalpindi
Restaurant in Rawalpindi
Restaurant in Rawalpindi
Restaurant in Rawalpindi
Restaurant in Rawalpindi
Restaurant in Rawalpindi
Restaurant in Rawalpindi
Dinner at a chinese restaurant in Rawlpindi.
Dinner at a chinese restaurant in Rawlpindi.
Patpong in Bangkok.
Me on a tuk tuk.
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Streets of Rawalpindi