Morning on the final day. Heading back down with the help of gravity. Looking back. Back to Stok. 6121m – a new altitude record for me. Technorati Tags: ladakh, leh, mountaineering, photography, photos, stok kangri, tired, travel, trekking
23 Sep 2009 Bryan 0 comments
Obvioulsy, no photos exist of the first 5 or six hours of the climb, but this one was taken at around 6:30am. Base Camp is behind the low cloud formation in the center of the photo. Our route took us over the glacier in the bottom of the photo and straight up a bowl on [...]
02 Sep 2009 Bryan 2 comments
Breakfast on day two. Looking south toward Stok Kangri (top right) from camp one. Base camp is actually to the left of the ridge in the centre of the photos. The approach was somewhat different than I initially expected. Camp one – looking north toward Stok Village. Marmot boxing on the [...]
02 Sep 2009 Bryan 0 comments
6121m above and behind the picturesque village of Stok is Stok Kangri and the main reason I ventured into this part of the world. I like culture, but I prefer views. On a good day the summit offers vies of Mt. Kailash in the TAR and K2 in Pakistan. Initially, I was going to attempt [...]
01 Sep 2009 Bryan 2 comments
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