Shishapangma Expedition 2009: Photo Gallery

NICHOLAS RICE

extreme high altitude athlete

2009 Shishapangma expedition photo gallery

The road to Nylam

Mario Panzeri in Nylam

Mario in Nylam

Nylam

The jeep ride to Chinese Base Camp

Arriving to Chinese Base Camp

Our first view of Shishapangma

Shishapangma viewed from Chinese Base Camp

Sunset on Shishapangma

Shishapangma by moonlight

Shishapangma at night

Advanced Base Camp

Shishapangma viewed enroute to the deposit

Close to Camp I

Shishapangma viewed from ABC

Enroute to Camp I

Climber arriving to Camp I

Camp I

Climbers setting up tents in Camp I

Camp I

The route to Camp II

Climbers enroute to Camp II

Climbers enroute to Camp II

Camp II

Camp I

Nick in Base Camp

Nick preparing his pack in ABC

Camp I

Nick enroute to Camp III

View from Camp II

Shishapangma viewed enroute to Camp III

Shishapangma viewed enroute to Camp III

Final slope to Camp III

Climbers enroute to Camp III

Shishapangma's summit ridge viewed from close to Camp III

Shishapangma's summit ridge viewed from close to Camp III

Arriving to Camp III

Camp III

Camp III and summit route

Sunrise on summit day

Camp III on the shoulder on summit day

View on summit day

Looking toward Nepal on summit day

Route to the summit

Looking down toward Camp III

Nick on summit day

View on summit day

View on summit day

View toward Central Summit

Looking toward Nepal. Cho Oyu and Everest in view.

Route to the central summit

Nick on summit day

Route to the central summit

The gendarme

The gendarme

Final slope to the North Summit

View of Shishapangma's ridge from close to summit

Final slope to North Summit (Prayer Flags)

Central Summit

Central Summit

Nick in Camp III after summit bid

Camp II

Camp I

Camp I

Juanito's Sherpas descending from the deposit

Shishapangma viewed from the deposit

Good view of the summit ridge and Chinese and Inaki routes.

Shishapangma being blasted by wind from the south

Baking brownies in ABC with Lou

The Swedish, Kinga, Horia, Alex, and Summit Climb clients in ABC

Kinga in Base Camp

Kinga, Lou, Nick and Alex in ABC

Winds blast Shishapangma's upper flanks

Winds blast Shishapangma's upper flanks

Kinga Baranowska

Kinga enroute to Camp I

Windy route to Camp I

Windy route to Camp I

Shishapangma viewed from the penitentes

Climbing to Camp I in high winds

Climbing to Camp I in high winds

Shishapangma viewed from the penitentes

Shishapangma viewed from the penitentes

Horia, Kinga, and Nick in Base Camp

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