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Small plane and big mountain
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Base camp, to camp I and on to camp II - hauling sleds :(
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King Col, location of camp II.
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King Peak towers above camp II
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climbing the slope above the col
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Another party makes the traverse to the upper trench
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approach to camp III on the upper trench
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Lost in the crevasses - the route to camp III proved a little harder to find.
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Skiing high up on the summit plateau
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Paul leads up the ridge for the final few metres to the summit
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Too exhausted for a cheesy posed team photo
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Nick showing offhis skiing ability at 5000m
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