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K2 Photo Gallery - Trek From Paiju Onto the Baltoro Glacier To Khoburtse

Trek from Paiju onto the Baltoro Glacier to Khoburtse with views of K2, Uli Biaho Tower, Trango Nameless Tower, Trango Monk, Great Trango Tower, Trango Castle, the Cathedral Group, Lobsang Spire

01 After Setting Up Our Camp At Paiju, I Used The Latrine Built By The Central Asia Institute And Then Walked Ahead To Look At The Trail To The Baltoro Glacier After setting our camp at Paiju (3450m), I walked through Paiju, watching the Balti porters cooking, used the latrine built by the Central Asia Institute, and then walked farther ahead to see the trail to the Baltoro Glacier.

01 After Setting Up Our Camp At Paiju, I Used The Latrine Built By The Central Asia Institute And Then Walked Ahead To Look At The Trail To The Baltoro Glacier

02 Trango Castle, The Cathedral, And The Baltoro Glacier Near Sunset From Paiju The weather started to clear at Paiju in the late afternoon with Trango Castle, The Cathedral, and The Baltoro Glacier shining nicely just before sunset From Paiju.

02 Trango Castle, The Cathedral, And The Baltoro Glacier Near Sunset From Paiju

03 Trango Castle Close Up Just Before Sunset From Paiju Trango Castle (5753m) is silhouetted perfectly in the late afternoon from Paiju.

03 Trango Castle Close Up Just Before Sunset From Paiju

04 K2 Pokes Out To The Right Of The Cathedral Just Before Sunset From Paiju I was admiring the Cathedral and a bit of the Lobsang Spire in the late afternoon from Paiju when I noticed a tall peak far away poking out in the distance. I strained my eyes and couldn’t believe it – it’s K2.

04 K2 Pokes Out To The Right Of The Cathedral Just Before Sunset From Paiju

05 K2 From Paiju The view from Paiju included Trango Castle, The Cathedral, a bit of the Lobsang Spire above the Baltoro Glacier. I climbed a bit higher above Paiju and eventually the West face of K2 came into view just before sunset. The next morning I once again was able to see K2 poking above Lobsang Spire.

05 K2 From Paiju

06 Jerome Ryan And Porter Muhammad Khan After Paiju Just Before The Baltoro Glacier Jerome Ryan and porter Muhammad Khan pose just before starting the trek on the Baltoro Glacier.

06 Jerome Ryan And Porter Muhammad Khan After Paiju Just Before The Baltoro Glacier

07 Braldu River Emerges From The Baltoro Glacier Just before starting the trek on the Baltoro Glacier, I could see where the Braldu River begins as it comes out from under the glacier. The Baltoro is more than two km wide and 68km long. It starts with ice cliffs towering more than 100 metres above.

07 Braldu River Emerges From The Baltoro Glacier

08 Uli Biaho, Trango Nameless Tower, Great Trango Tower From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse After walking alongside the Braldu River, I step onto the Baltoro Glacier at 12 noon on June 16, 2001. After beginning the trek on the Baltoro Glacier, the view included Uli Biaho, Trango Nameless Tower, and the Great Trango Tower. The Baltoro Glacier doesn't look like what you would imagine - it's full of rocks and gravel. However, as soon as you see a section cut away, you can see that the true ice is just a few inches below. It creaks and groans, with water dripping as it melts, and frequent rock slides.

08 Uli Biaho, Trango Nameless Tower, Great Trango Tower From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse

09 Trango Nameless Tower, Great Trango Tower And Trango Pulpit, Trango Castle From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse Trango Nameless Tower, the Great Trango Tower with the Trango Pulpit, and the Trango Castle seen from the Baltoro Glacier between Paiju and Khoburtse.

09 Trango Nameless Tower, Great Trango Tower And Trango Pulpit, Trango Castle From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse

10 The Cathedral Peak Group Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse The many spires of the Cathedral Group (5866m) are silhouetted perfectly from the Baltoro Glacier on the trek from Paiju to Khoburtse.

10 The Cathedral Peak Group Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse

11 Uli Biaho Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse Uli Biaho started to become more in view as I trekked from Paiju to Khoburtse.

11 Uli Biaho Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse

12 Trango Nameless Tower Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse The Trango Tower (6239 m), commonly called Nameless Tower, is a very large, pointed spire which juts 1000m out of the ridgeline. The Trango Nameless Tower was first climbed in 1976 with Mo Anthoine, Martin Boysen reaching the summit on July 8, 1976 and Joe Brown and Malcolm Howells the next day.

12 Trango Nameless Tower Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse

13 Trango Monk And Trango Nameless Tower Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse The Trango Monk (5850m) came into view to the left of Trango Nameless Tower as I continued trekking up the Baltoro Glacier.

13 Trango Monk And Trango Nameless Tower Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse

14 Trango Monk And Trango Nameless Tower Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse The Trango Monk (5850m) came into perfect view to the north of Trango Nameless Tower as I continued trekking up the Baltoro Glacier. Tomaz Jakofcic and Miha Valic made the first ascent of Trango Monk (5850m) on September 7, 2004 via the east and south faces.

14 Trango Monk And Trango Nameless Tower Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse

15 Trango Monk, Trango Nameless Tower, Great Trango Tower And Trango Pulpit From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse The Trango Monk slowly slipped out of view to the north of Trango Nameless Tower and the Great Trango Tower and Trango Pulpit as I continued trekking up the Baltoro Glacier.

15 Trango Monk, Trango Nameless Tower, Great Trango Tower And Trango Pulpit From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse

16 Trango Ri, Trango II, Trango Monk, Trango Nameless Tower, Great Trango Tower And Trango Pulpit, Trango Castle From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse Then the whole Trango group came into view: Trango Ri (6363m), Trango II (6327m), Trango Monk (5850m), Trango Nameless Tower (6239m), Great Trango Tower (6286m) and Trango Pulpit (6050m), and Trango Castle (5753m).

16 Trango Ri, Trango II, Trango Monk, Trango Nameless Tower, Great Trango Tower And Trango Pulpit, Trango Castle From Baltoro Glacier Between Paiju And Khoburtse

17 Porters On Baltoro Glacier, Cook Ali Resting We trekked up and down the rubble-cover Baltoro Glacier, resting every now and then.

17 Porters On Baltoro Glacier, Cook Ali Resting

18 Jerome Ryan Poses Above Lake On Baltoro Glacier With Great Trango Tower And Trango Castle Behind Jerome then climbed above a large lake on the Baltoro Glacier amid some grass and small flowers with Trango II, Great Trango Tower and Trango Castle behind – simply spectacular.

18 Jerome Ryan Poses Above Lake On Baltoro Glacier With Great Trango Tower And Trango Castle Behind

19 Looking Back Down Towards Paiju From Lake On Baltoro Glacier Near Khoburtse I looked down past the lake to the rubble filled Baltoro Glacier and the trail we had climbed from Paiju.

19 Looking Back Down Towards Paiju From Lake On Baltoro Glacier Near Khoburtse

20 Lake On Baltoro Glacier With Great Trango Tower And Trango Castle Behind A large lake on the Baltoro Glacier sits below Trango II, Great Trango Tower and Trango Castle.

20 Lake On Baltoro Glacier With Great Trango Tower And Trango Castle Behind

21 The Summit Of Great Trango Tower Is Directly Behind The Spires Of Trango Castle Just Before Khoburtse The summit of the great Trango Tower came out of the clouds as I neared Khoburtse, with the spires of Trango Castle becoming more defined in front. Great Trango was first climbed on July 21, 1977 by Galen Rowell, John Roskelley, Kim Schmitz, Jim Morrissey and Dennis Hennek by a route which started from the west side (Trango Glacier), and climbed a combination of ice ramps and gullies with rock faces, finishing on the upper South Face.

21 The Summit Of Great Trango Tower Is Directly Behind The Spires Of Trango Castle Just Before Khoburtse

22 Uli Biaho Tower Above The Baltoro And Trango Glaciers Seen Just Before Khoburtse The Uli Biaho Tower finally came into view high above the Baltoro and Trango Glaciers, seen just before Khoburtse.

22 Uli Biaho Tower Above The Baltoro And Trango Glaciers Seen Just Before Khoburtse

23 The Cathedral Group And Lobsang Spire From Just Before Khoburtse Just before we reached Khoburtse, Lobsang Spire came into view behind the spires of the Cathedral Group.

23 The Cathedral Group And Lobsang Spire From Just Before Khoburtse


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