The last of the cheap excursions to Asia. A really great trip that demonstrated once again how weather controls the show and you're just along for the ride.
HELMUT APPROACHING OUR SITE FOR C4 AT 23000 FT, WEST FACE, BROAD PEAK, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
HELMUT LENES AND STORM CLEARING AT SUNSET CAMP 4, 23000 FT, WEST FACE BROAD PEAK, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
SUNSET AND HELMUT AT CAMP 4 AT 23000 FT AND THE FORE SUMMIT OF BROAD PEAK, BALTORO KARAKORM, PAKISTAN
CLEARING SKIES AT SUNSET OVER MASHERBRUM (7821M) FROM CAMP 4 ON THE WEST FACE OF BROAD PEAK, KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
HELMUT ON THE DESCENT FROM C4, WEST FACE OF BROAD PEAK, PAKISTAN
HELI RAPPING SOME OLD FIXED LINE ON THE WAY DOWN, BROAD PEAK, PAKISTAN
HELMUT DESCENDING THRU THE 'GATES OF PERCEPTION' AT THE BASE OF THE WEST FACE OF BROAD PEAK, KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
A THOROUGHLY EXAUSTED HELMUT SAFELY OFF THE MOUNTAIN
INCOMING ARMY CHOPPER INBOUND FOR BROAD PK BASECAMP, GODWIN-AUSTIN GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
MARTIN ARRIVING AT THE 18000 FT SHOULDER ON THE LOWER SLOPES OF THE W FACE OF BROAD PEAK, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
TEAM ABPE CLIMBING UP TO CAMP 1, WEST FACE, BROAD PEAK, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
C1-SPIRE CAMP AT 19000 FT ON THE WEST FACE OF BROAD PEAK, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
MIKE AND WES AT C2-MEXICAN CAMP AT APPROX 21000 FT ON THE WEST FACE OF BROAD PEAK, PAKISTAN
MARTIN ADAMS M0VING UP OLD FIXED ROPES ON THE WEST FACE OF BROAD PEAK, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
TEAM ABPE AT A GEAR CACHE AT ABOUT 22,000', W FACE BROAD PEAK, PAKISTAN
BACK AT C2, MIKE WATCHING THE STORM ARRIVE, BROAD PEAK, PAKISTAN
MIKE KEATING DESCENDING FROM CAMP 2, BROAD PEAK, PAKISTAN
MIKE KEATING DESCENDING FROM CAMP 1 AT 18700 FT IN FULL ON CONDITIONS, WEST FACE BROAD PEAK, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
MIKE, CAPT MALIK, WES, HAJI-BEEB AND RASUL AT BROAD PEAK BASECAMP, GODWIN AUSTIN GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
ANOTHER BASECAMP SHOT
EVENING LIGHT ON THE WEST FACE OF BROAD PEAK 8044M FROM BASECAMP, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
RASUL NEGOTIATING PORTER RATE FOR THE WALK OUT, BROAD PEAK BASECAMP
MORNING SUN ON CHOGOLIS AND THE RABBIT EARS WALL FROM BROAD PEAK BASECAMP
TEAM AND RASUL ON THE GODWIN-AUSTIN GLACIER, K2 (8611M) DOMINATES THE BACKGROUND, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
STORM SUNSET, GASHERBRUM 6 FROM GORO CAMP, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
PORTERS LEAVING GORO CAMP WHILE CLOUDS SWIRL AROUND MASHERBRUM, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
TEAM ABPE CAMPSITE AT URDOKAS MEADOWS ON THE TREK OUT, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
URDOKAS MEADOWS CAMPSITE AT THE EDGE OF THE BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
SUNRISE ON THE TRANGO TOWERS FROM A CAMP AT URDOKAS, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
MORNING LIGHT ON THE GREAT TRANGO TOWER SEEN FROM URDOKAS CAMPSITE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN