The more I think about this trip, the more I am so totally amazed and grateful for the extraordinary effort put in by Dave Mention to make it possible for all of us to go on this memorable journey to the other side of the world. We came close to tagging the summit, but as the years go by it seems to me it's the journey itself that i grow more fond of.
MAP OF THE BALTISTAN REGION OF KASHMIR
TYPICAL STREET SCENE, RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN
MINI VANS CONVERTED INTO BRIGHTLY DECORATED BUS RAWALPINDI, PK
MR SIDDIQUI, TEAM G2 AND OUR L.O AT THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM OFFICE ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
MIKE BROCHU AND NAZIR SABIR OUTSIDE MINISTRY OF TOURISM ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
BANK GUARD AND BOB GORDON ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
BUILDING A NEW BRIDGE OVER INDUS RIVER, SOMEWHERE ALONG THE KARAKORAM HIGHWAY, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
BUS STOP ON THE KARAKORAM HIGHWAY, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
TEAM G2 TAKES A BREAK, SOMEWHERE ON THE KARAKORAM HIGHWAY TO SKARDU, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
MORNING, K2 HOTEL, SKARDU, INDUS RIVER VALLEY, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
DR K AND THE EXPEDITION BANK, K2 HOTEL, SKARDU, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
LOCAL CRAFTMEN AND FRESHLY PAINTED SIGN, SKARDU, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
HOPEFUL POTERS LOOKING FOR WORK AT THE GATE TO THE K2 HOTEL, SKARDU, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
OUR EXPEDITION JEEPS AND MANY MORE HOPEFUL PORTERS IN THE VILLAGE OF SHIGAR, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
HIGH SPEED SELF PORTRAIT ON THE JEEP ROAD TO SHIGAR NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
HELMUT AND JEEP WITH BALD TIRES AT POLYGON, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
OUR JEEP ON THE ROAD TO HOTO MOVING UP THRU THE BRALDU RIVER GORGE, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
EXCELLENT CONDITIONS ON THE ROAD TO HOTO BRALDU RIVER GORGE NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
LIASON OFFICER AND DAVE MENTION DISCUSSING THE PLAN, BRALDU RIVER GORGE BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
EARLY MORNING HOTO CAMPSITE, AT THE TOP END OF THE BRALDU RIVER GORGE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
BALTI WOMEN WORKING THE FIELDS OUTSIDE OF THE VILLAGE OF ASKOLE, BALTORO KARAKORAM
BALTI KIDS VISIT OUR CAMP ON THE FRINGES OF THE VILLAGE OF ASKOLE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
EVENING LIGHT AND CHRIS ELLMS DOWNTOWN IN THE VILLAGE OF ASKOLE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
HAJI MEDI, CHRIS ELLMS AND FRIENDS IN THE VILLAGE OF ASKOLE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
SUNSET CLEARING ON PEAKS ABOVE TH EVILLAGE OF ASKOLE BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
PORTERS CROSSING BRALDU RIVER AT THE TOE OF THE BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
SUNSET ABOVE BARDUMAL ON BRALDU RIVER BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
STORM CLEARING ON THE CATHEDRAL PEAKS FROM THE PAIJU CAMPSITE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
JEFF AND DAVE PAYING OFF UNNEEDED PORTERS AT PAIJU CAMPSITE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
PORTERS CROSSING BRALDU RIVER AT THE TOE OF THE BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
PORTERS TAKING A BREAK ON THE WAY TO ROBUTZE CAMP, BALTORO GLACIER
SUNRISE AT ROBUTZE CAMPSITE, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
SUNRISE ON PEAKS NEAR LILIGO ON THE BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
PORTERS BELOW A BIG WALL AT THE ROBUTZE CAMPSITE, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
CHRIS ELLMS TREKKING BELOW THE TRANGO TOWERS ON THE BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
BOB AND HELI BENEATH THE GIANT BOULDER ABOVE THE URDOKAS CAMPSITE BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
UNCLIMBEB PEAK ACROSS THE BALTORO GLACIER FROM URDOKAS CAMPSITE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
BOB GORDON AT URDOKAS CAMPSITE WITH THE TRANGO TOWERS IN THE BACKGROUND BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
BIG WALLS ACROSS THE BALTORO GLACIER FROM URDOKAS CAMPSITE, BALTORO KARAKORAM
HELMUT PACKING UP AT URDOKAS CAMPSITE, BALTORO KARAKORAM
PORTERS COLLECTING LOADS AT URDOKAS CAMPSITE, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
STREAM MEANDERS IN THE BALTORO GLACIER BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
BOB GORDON HIKING MID-WAY BETWEEN URDOKAS AND GORO, BALTORO GLACIER BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
PORTERS ON MORAINE NEAR GORE ON BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
DR K ATTENDING TO PORTERS NEAR GORE ON BALTORO GLACIER
BOB GORDON HANGING OUT WITH A PORTER AT GORO CAMPSITE, BALTORO GLACIER
MITRE PEAK, JEFF KULLER AND PAKISTANI ARMY CAMP AT GORE CAMP, BALTORO GLACIER
MITRE PEAK AND PAKISTANI ARMY CAMP AT GORE CAMP, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
SUNSET ON THE MAGNIFICENT WEST FACE OF GASHERBURM 4, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
A SNOWY MORNING AT RASUL'S CAFE, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN