Glacier`s gritty snout,
canine teeth of unkind peaks,
months of madness, hurts
inflicted and received by all,
all of us, for nothing:
climbs not worth climbing,
film not worth filming,
endless demeaning fights
with porters, with each other
clashes, standoffs, silence

Lito Tejeda-Flores (one presumes they didn`t summit)

Balti porter pausing for a K2 cigarette

Balti child in an Askole field

West face of Gasherbrum Four

South face of K2

South face of K2

Goodwin-Austin Glacier

Assisting a trekker over a river

Gasherbrum group from Gore at night

Balti porters at Urdukas

Trango Tower group from near Paiju

Suspension bridge over the Braldu River

Balti porter near the plains of Dassu

Memorial plate to Liam Elliot

Traversing a side-wall of the Braldu Gorge

Preparing a fire at Paiju

Rex Munro at Concordia

Assisting a trekker over a river

Taking a break at Jola

Litter at K2 Base Camp

Crevasse near Concordia

Crossing the Braldu River

Gasherbrum Six from Concordia

Broad Peak from Concordia

Resting trekker

Campground near Zora

Food preparation at Paiju

An exposed part of the Braldu Gorge trail

Double-amputee, Norman Croucher

Mango group from snout
of the Baltoro Glacier

West face of Gasherbrum Four

Balti porter in the Braldu Gorge

Lobsang group from near Gore

Masherbrum from the Baltoro Glacier

Masherbrum from the Baltoro Glacier

Sunset behind Trango Towers from Urdukas

Peaks on south side of Baltoro Glacier

Preparing chapattis at Paiju

Paiju Peak at sunrise from Liligo

Paiju Peak from the Baltoro Glacier

Mitre Peak from near Concordia

Savoia Glacier seen from K2 Base Camp

Rakaposhi from the air

   

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