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.
DESCENDING FROM BRITISH AIRWAYS 747 UPON ARRIVAL AT ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
NAZIR SABIR AND HAJI-BEEB WITH TEAM OUTSIDE OF THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
AERIAL VIEW OF SKARDU AIRPORT FROM INBOUND PIA 737 FLIGHT FROM ISLAMABAD, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE AND THE OLD FORT SECTION OF SKARDU VALLEY, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
WES AND HELMUT RELAXING OUT IN THE YARD, K2 HOTEL, SKARDU, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
CAPT ZAMIR AND RASUL SIGNING UP PORTERS AT K2 HOTEL GARAGE, SKARDU, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
THE TEAM WITH GHULAM RASUL AT SADPARA LAKE TEA HOUSE, BALTISTAN, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
CAP MALIK AND JEEP AT A GAS STATION IN SKARDU ON OUR WAY TO SHIGAR, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
TEAM ABPE TAKING TEA AT JAZZMAN'S HOUSE IN SHIGAR, BALTISTAN, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
JAZZMAN HIRING PORTERS IN SHIGAR VILLAGE, BALTISTAN, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
WES AND HELMUT REGISTERING WITH THE POLICE IN SHIGAR VILLAGE, BALTISTAN, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
WES AND MIKE IN ONE OF OUR JEEPS DRIVING UP TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE BRALDU RIVER GORGE, BALTISTAN, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
WES AND MIKE ENJOYING THE RIDE UP THE SOMETIMES HAZARDOUS BRALDU GORGE, BALTISTAN, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
EVENING LIGHT ON A HILLSIDE ABOVE THE VILLAGE OF ASKOLE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
EVENING LIGHT ON BARRO DAS ABOVE THE VILLAGE OF ASKOLE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
EVENING LIGHT ON UNNAMED PEAKS ABOVE THE VILLAGE OF ASKOLE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
VILLAGE KIDS LOOKING THRU MY CAMERA AT OUR CAMP IN THE VILLAGE OF ASKOLE, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
MIKE AND MARTIN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TREK TO BROAD PEAK BASECAMP, BRALDU RIVER VALLEY, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN
WES, HELMUT, MIKE AND MARTIN, LUNCHTIME, PAIJU CAMPSITE, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
RASUL, JAZZMAN AND FRIENDS AT THE PAIJU CAMPSITE, BRALDU VALLEY, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
HOOVER DANCING WITH RASOUL AT PAIJU CAMPSITE, BRALDU VALLEY
SLOVENIAN MEMBER DANCING AT PAIJU CAMPSITE, BRALDU VALLEY, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
MORNING VIEW OF THE TRANGO AND CATHEDRAL PEAKS FROM PAIJU, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
PORTER TAKING A CIG BREAK WHILE WAITING FOR US TO BREAK CAMP AT PAIJU
ABPE TEAM AND PORTERS BREAKING CAMP AT PAIJU, BRALDU VALLEY, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
MARTIN, HELMUT AND TEAM CROSSING THE TOE OF THE BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
HELMUT AND RASUL AT THE URDOKAS CAMPSITE, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
EVENING LIGHT ON THE WEST FACE OF BROAD PEAK FROM URDOKAS CAMPSITE, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
EVENING LIGHT ON THE FABULOUS GASHERBRUM 4 FROM URDOKAS CAMPSITE, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
PORTERS CROSSING A STREAM IN THE BALTORO GLACIER, KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
CAPT MALIK, WES AND MIKE AT GORO CAMPSITE, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
SUNSET ON MASHERBRUM 25,660 FT FROM GORO CAMP ON THE BALTORO GLACIERBALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
THE 'SHINING WALL' - GASHERBRUM 4, KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
SUNSET GASHERBRUMS 4,5 & 6 FROM GORO CAMP, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
SUNRISE ON MASHERBRUM (7821M) FROM GORO CAMP, BALTORO GLACIER, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
MIKE AND WES ON THE WAY TO CONCORDIA, MUSTAGH TOWER 23,880 FT IN THE BACKGROUND, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
PORTERS LEAVING CONCORDIA FOR THE 3 HOUR TRIP TO BROAD PEAK BASECAMP, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
FIRST MORNING AT BROAD PEAK BASECAMP
DINING IN ELEGANCE AT THE CAFE RASUL ABPE BASECAMP, GODWIN AUSTIN GLACIER, KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
HELMUT LENES WAITING ON THE BAD WEATHER AT ABPE BASECAMP, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
EVENING COLOR ON PEAKS ABOVE THE VIGNE GLACIER AND CHOGOLISA ( IN CLOUDS ), BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
WES AND MARTIN MOVING THRU SCREE AT THE EDGE OF THE GODWIN AUSTIN GLACIER, KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
HELMUT CHECKING OUT THE ROUTE ON THE WEST FACE OF BROAD PK (8047M), BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
HELMUT AT THE DROP OFF SPOT ON ONE OF OUR EARLY CARRIES, BROAD PEAK, PAKISTAN
EVENING LIGHT AND CLOUDS ABOVE BROAD PEAK BASECAMP, PAKISTAN
ORGANIZING GEAR FOR CARRY UP TO C1 ON THE WEST FACE OF BROAD PK 8047M, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
HELMUT LENES CLIMBING STEEP GROUND AT 18500 FT ON THE W FACE OF BROAD PEAK 8047 M, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
HELMUT LENES CLIMBING AT 19000 FT ON THE WEST FACE OF BROAD PEAK 8047M, BALTORO KARAKORAM, PAKISTAN
LOOKING UP FROM C1, W FACE BROAD PEAK