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Kangchenjunga: negotiating deep crevasses on the Great Shelf 7000m, during my attempt in 2000. Later I made a solo push but the risk of avalanches eventually forced me to retreat and I fell into the cevasse, breaking my arm.

Penitentes on the K2 Glacier create an icy wonderland. Trekking towards Base Camp and the 3000m North Face of K2, China.

Looking back along the ridge from the summit of Shisha Pangma, at 8046m. My climbing partner Steve Untch is gasping for air in the rarefied atmosphere. I wait and photograph the Himalayan sunset before catching him up.