A few photos from a great 2013. Bring on 2014 for amongst others; my 9th consecutive Scottish winter season, working in the mountains with the BBC, a Greenland icecap crossing, the 5 day ITERA Adventure Race and the UTMB in a 3 week period and a full crossing of the Antarctic continent! :)
MountainZ 2013 from Mountain Zac on Vimeo.
Showing posts with label Carstensz Pyramid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carstensz Pyramid. Show all posts
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Carstensz Pyramid
Carstensz Pyramid
Easy jungle trekking
Rebuilding a bridge over a Gr VI river
Recent land slide activity and several tons of balance tree trunks
Challenging scrambling to cross a land slide
A work of art but still not sure H&S would pass it!
The more usual two trunk affair!
The inside of a Dani Tribe hut
Climbing on to the kaarst plateau
Carstensz Pyramid - the route take the right hand skyline
Base camp located between the two lakes
Glacial approach on a solo ascent of Puncak Jaya
Puncak Jaya - formerly the 2nd highest peak in Australasia but now the 4th due to glacial retreat
Carstensz Pyramid after a snow storm
The huge Freeport Gold mine at the end of the valley
Fixed lines to reach the summit ridge
Sunrise on summit day
The team on the ridge
Cloud building as we complete the infamous Tyrolean traverse
Team Millet on the summit of Carstensz Pyramid
The highest point in Australasia and my 5th Seven Summit
The final descent to base camp
Trekking out through the jungle
Monday, 8 July 2013
Carstensz Pyramid Expedition
I'm away leading an expedition to Carstensz Pyramid in August. This, the most mysterious of the 7 Summits, lies nestled deep in the Indonasian jungle and offers a significant logistical challenge just to reach its base. Summit day gives plenty of easy climbing on sharp limestone and the infamous Tyrolean traverse before the usual afternoon torrential downpour!
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