Ak-Shirak, Kyrgyzstan 2006
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Fording a stream on the walk up the Kara Say valley
Carrying pulks over gravel banks in the frozen Kara Say river.
Camp on the Kara Say glacier
Making a cache on a double carry up the glacier
Hauling pulks up to a higher camp on the Kara Say glacier
Camp below Kyrgyzia
Skiing down from a recce of the route onto Kyrgyzia
Final steep slopes to the summit of Kyrgyzia 4954m
Lots of fun skiing as the tracks down to camp show.
Climbing summit slopes of Pik Karga 4831m
On the summit of Point Anna 4658m with Kyrgyzia in the background.
Heading for the granite peaks of the watershed (iceshed?)
High camp on Prospect Pass 4506m, Pik Koyon & Eagles Peak in the background
Lizzie Hawker at the col between Koyon & Eagles peaks with Pik Karga in the background.
Climbing the summit slopes of Pik Koyon 4876m from the Col below with Eagles Peak beyond.
On the summit of Pik Koyon.
Derek Buckle on the summit of Eagles Peak 4822m
A nice ski!
Camp at the snout of the Petrov glacier on the shore of Lake Petrov
A tough traverse of the shore with all our kit to avoid the treacherous ice of the lake.
The final camp with a panorama of most of the virgin summits we had climbed in the background.
The team at Ala Archa near Bishkek.