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Nanga Parbat Photo Gallery - Rupal Face

Trek from Tarashing, with great views of Nanga Parbat Rupal And East faces, to Rupal Face Base Camp with the enormous Rupal Face towering overhead

01 Jerome Ryan At Tarashing Village Jerome Ryan arrived at Tarashing by jeep after crossing the Deosai Plains.

01 Jerome Ryan At Tarashing Village

02 Tarashing Village Is The Gateway To Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Tarashing (2825m) is a small village next to the Tarashing Glacier, and the gateway to the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat.

02 Tarashing Village Is The Gateway To Nanga Parbat Rupal Face

03 Camp At Tarashing Trekkers Lodge We camped next to the Trekker’s Lodge in Tarashing.

03 Camp At Tarashing Trekkers Lodge

04 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces, Rakhiot Peak, And Chongra Peaks From Tarashing At Sunset At sunset from Tarashing, Nanga Parbat Rupal and East Faces, Rakhiot Peak, and Chongra Peaks were backlit by the sun.

04 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces, Rakhiot Peak, And Chongra Peaks From Tarashing At Sunset

05 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces, Rakhiot Peak From Tarashing At Sunset Nanga Parbat Rupal and East Faces and Rakhiot Peak from Tarashing at sunset.

05 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces, Rakhiot Peak From Tarashing At Sunset

06 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces Close Up From Tarashing At Sunset Nanga Parbat Rupal and East Faces close up from Tarashing at sunset.

06 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces Close Up From Tarashing At Sunset

07 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces Close Up From Tarashing At Sunrise Nanga Parbat is a great sunrise mountain viewed from the east at Tarashing. Here is a close up of the Nanga Parbat Rupal and East Faces at sunrise.

07 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces Close Up From Tarashing At Sunrise

08 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces Close Up From Tarashing At Sunrise The yellow light of sunrise quickly changes to white on the Nanga Parbat Rupal and East Faces from Tarashing.

08 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces Close Up From Tarashing At Sunrise

09 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces, Rakhiot Peak From Tarashing At Sunrise Nanga Parbat Rupal and East Faces, and Rakhiot Peak from Tarashing just after sunrise.

09 Nanga Parbat Rupal And East Faces, Rakhiot Peak From Tarashing At Sunrise

10 Rakhiot Peak East Face Close Up From Tarashing At Sunrise Rakhiot Peak South Face to the left and East Face to the right shine in the early morning sun from Tarashing. Rakhiot Peak (7070m) was first climbed on July 16, 1932 by Peter Aschenbrenner and Herbert Kunigk while attempting Nanga Parbat. Hermann Buhl climbed the summit needle of Rakhiot Peak on June 21, 1953 on the way to the first ascent of Nanga Parbat.

10 Rakhiot Peak East Face Close Up From Tarashing At Sunrise

11 Ridge From Nanga Parbat To Rakhiot Peak To Chongra Peak From Tarashing At Sunrise Gunther Messner’s diary May 15, 1970: The day dawns bright and cloudless. For the first time I see Nanga and Chongra Peak from the south: the impression is overwhelming. Huge hanging glaciers, terrifying precipices, furrowed by avalanches. Right over to the left is the summit of Nanga! (The Naked Mountain by Reinhold Messner)

11 Ridge From Nanga Parbat To Rakhiot Peak To Chongra Peak From Tarashing At Sunrise

12 View Ahead To Rupal Village And Way Towards Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Base Camp From Tarashing The trek from Tarashing climbs over the Tarashing Glacier with a view of the Rupal Village ahead.

12 View Ahead To Rupal Village And Way Towards Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Base Camp From Tarashing

13 Nanga Parbat Close Up On Trek From Tarashing To Rupal Face Base Camp After passing the lush fields of Rupal Village, an excellent view of Nanga Parbat comes into view, with the Rupal Face to the left, the summit, and the East Face to the right.

13 Nanga Parbat Close Up On Trek From Tarashing To Rupal Face Base Camp

14 Nanga Parbat On Trek From Tarashing To Rupal Face Base Camp As the trek to Nanga Parbat Base Camp continues, more and more of the Rupal Face comes into view.

14 Nanga Parbat On Trek From Tarashing To Rupal Face Base Camp

15 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face, Ridge To Rakhiot Peak From Rupal Face Base Camp We arrive at Herligkoffer Base Camp (3656m) and gawk at the awesome Nanga Parbat Rupal South Face.

15 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face, Ridge To Rakhiot Peak From Rupal Face Base Camp

16 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Close Up From Rupal Face Base Camp Gunther Messner letter home June 15, 1970: To the north, directly above us, is the Rupal Flank – 4500m to the summit. It is unbelievably impressive. (The Naked Mountain by Reinhold Messner)

16 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Close Up From Rupal Face Base Camp

17 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Summit Area Close Up From Rupal Face Base Camp Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Summit Area Close Up From Herligkoffer Rupal Face Base Camp. “My first impression on emerging onto the ridge from the South Face was for me the most powerful moment of the entire Nanga Parbat Expedition. Everything seemed so unreal, so quiet. And there was Gunther, right next to me.” (The Naked Mountain by Reinhold Messner)

17 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Summit Area Close Up From Rupal Face Base Camp

18 Jerome Ryan At Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Base Camp Jerome Ryan poses at Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Herligkoffer Base Camp with the awesome Rupal Face behind.

18 Jerome Ryan At Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Base Camp

19 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face And Rakhiot Peak From Bazhin Glacier Just Past Rupal Face Base Camp We walked a little farther onto the Bazhin Glacier with the Nanga Parbat Rupal Face and the ridge to Rakhiot Peak towering above.

19 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face And Rakhiot Peak From Bazhin Glacier Just Past Rupal Face Base Camp

20 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face From Bazhin Glacier Just Past Rupal Face Base Camp Nanga Parbat Rupal Face from Bazhin Glacier just past Rupal Face Herligkoffer Base Camp

20 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face From Bazhin Glacier Just Past Rupal Face Base Camp

21 Rakhiot Peak South Face Close Up From Bazhin Glacier Just Past Rupal Face Base Camp Rakhiot Peak South Face close up from Bazhin Glacier just past Rupal Face Herligkoffer Base Camp

21 Rakhiot Peak South Face Close Up From Bazhin Glacier Just Past Rupal Face Base Camp


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