Heading Home

Evening lights at Camp I

                                                          Steve and Tshering Dorjee

 

           Steve Bott and Kim below Malangphulang Peak, near Advanced Base Camp, Ama Dablam

            Deepak ("Gi-Di"), from Mumbai, India. He became an "Honorary Member" of the team.

 Steve Gabbert departs Ama BC. A melancholy moment for us all: the start of the long journey home.

7TH SUMMIT PICS

 FULL ROUTE FROM CAMP 1TO NEAR SUMMIT WITH RUSSIANS COMING UP

 TSHERING AND KIM ABOVE ONE OF SEVERAL BERGSCHRUNDS ON SUMMIT SLOPES

STEVE VENTURES OUT DURING COLD WAR

SUMMIT 6

 MAKALU WITH BARUNTSE IN FRONT AND KANGCHENJUNGA ON RIGHT, FAR BACK

 OLD FIXED ROPES AND ANCHORS ON ICY SUMMIT SLOPES AS SUN FINALLY HITS

KIM KEEPING COOL HEAD ON DESCENT OF MUSHROOM RIDGE BELOW CAMP 3

SUMMIT 5

 LOOKING DOWN FROM NEAR SUMMIT WITH RUSSIAN CLIMBER COMING UP.

 MIKE RAPPELLING BACK TOWARD CAMP 1 AS PM CLOUDS ROLL IN. SUMMIT ABOVE

MIKE, KARMA, AND KIM ON STEEP KNIFE-EDGE RIDGE BELOW CAMP 2.

SUMMIT 4

 SLAB TRAVERSING WITH DOUBLE PLASTIC BOOTS

 ON SNOW RIDGE BETWEEN CAMPS 1 AND 2

ON SNOW RIDGE BETWEEN CAMPS 1 AND 2

SUMMIT 3

 CAMP 2, 20 K, WITH GMA TENT ON LEFT, AND TWO OTHERS IN FRONT.

 FLUTED 70-DEGREE SECTION JUST ABOVE CAMP 2, CLIMBED IN DARK, 2-5 AM.

KIM AND TSHERING (MAKING HIS 5TH SUMMIT) ON AMA TOP.

SUMMIT 2

 AMA TRIANGLE SHADOW AT DAWN

 KIM AND TSHERING ON FIXED LINES BELOW DABLAM ICE CLIFF WITH WIND PLUME

THE BIG E, EVEREST FROM AMA TOP WITH LHOTSE ON RIGHT.