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| Looking South over the route up the Chhonbardan Glacier from Italian Base Camp to Hidden Valley. Dhaulagiri towers over. |
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| Italian Basecamp |
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| Scoping the route onwards |
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| Rest day at Italian Basecamp under one of the biggest mountain faces in the world! The summit of Dhaulagiri (visible) is still over 4km above our heads |
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| Early morning frosty start to tackle the morraine wall |
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| The cold Swiss Basecamp |
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| Reaching the snow! |
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| Approaching the snout of the Chhonbardan Glacier, that we would follow all the way to French Pass |
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| Reaching the sun and leaving the narrow valley behind |
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| Shortly after pitching the tent at Glacier Camp, the afternoon cloud, wind and hail arrive |
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| Glacier Camp |
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| Early morning cold start from Glacier Camp |
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| Remants of a old camp |
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| Preparing at tent platform at Dhaulagiri Basecamp |
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| Summit of Dhaluagiri still over 3.5 km vertically higher and the north face |
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| Moonset over Dhaulagiri II from Basecamp |
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| Heading up towards French Col on a reccie |
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| The next day we had our full packs |
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| French Pass at 5340m with Dhaulagiri behind |
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| Looking north into Hidden Valley |
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