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29-Jul-2012 4:46:03 PM
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Greetings from Skardu. Thwarted by heavy snows but for those interested, I have written up a few notes here on our trip to BP:
http://brad-jackson.info/category/broad-peak-2012/
and starting to post some pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radson/sets/72157630777318718/
I'm off to Spantik next week, so will have some more pics and info soon.
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29-Jul-2012 10:59:53 PM
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On 29/07/2012 radson wrote:
>I'm off to Spantik next week, so will have some more pics and info soon.
Are you going to try the Golden Pillar?
One of the best lines I have ever seen (in a photo).
Mick Fowler is hard as nails. Vic Saunders is pretty useful too
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29-Jul-2012 11:21:12 PM
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pretty sure that brad is guiding the standard route on spantik for field touring.
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30-Jul-2012 1:35:06 AM
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Yeah, I have 5 pitons, so will see how we go. On second thoughts, I'll fb Vic and see if that is enough.
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31-Jul-2012 8:56:58 AM
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On 29/07/2012 wallwombat wrote:
>On 29/07/2012 radson wrote:
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>Are you going to try the Golden Pillar?
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>One of the best lines I have ever seen (in a photo).
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isn't it what. It is on the cover of a book I have, Can't remeber the name but it's about failed attempts.
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31-Jul-2012 10:20:05 AM
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On 29/07/2012 wallwombat wrote:
>On 29/07/2012 radson wrote:
>>I'm off to Spantik next week, so will have some more pics and info soon.
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>Are you going to try the Golden Pillar?
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>One of the best lines I have ever seen (in a photo).
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>Mick Fowler is hard as nails. Vic Saunders is pretty useful too
I'd never heard of this route (or mountain before). Looks wicked. Those guys were hardcore with typical English understatement.
http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/the-golden-pillar/
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26-Aug-2012 2:38:48 AM
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and the spantik pics...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radson/sets/72157631234536408/
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26-Aug-2012 4:04:03 AM
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Well done radson!
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26-Aug-2012 9:00:55 AM
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Awesome pics - inspiring stuff, thanks for sharing
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4-Sep-2012 10:11:19 AM
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..and the Trip report
http://www.summitpost.org/snow-falling-on-sirdars/811056
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