Climb To Camp 2 5400m

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01A The hike from camp 1 to crampon point was 3.2km, took 70 minutes, with an elevation gain of 120m on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
01B The hike from crampon point was 5.7km, took 5 hours and 40 minutes, with an elevation gain of 880m to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
02 Lal Sing Tamang finishes packing his backpack before leaving camp 1 for crampon point on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
03A Preparing our crampons in the dark at crampon point on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m DCIM\100GOPRO\G0010183.JPG
03B Lal Sing Tamang getting ready to leave crampon point to climb to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
04A The first rays of daylight on the horizon at crampon point on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m DCIM\100GOPRO\G0010156.JPG
04B The first rays of daylight on the horizon at crampon point on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
05A The first part of the climb from crampon point is gentle in the pre-dawn light on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
05B The first rays of sunrise shine the Lenin Peak summit ridge orange after leaving crampon point on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
05C The first rays of sunrise shine the Lenin Peak summit ridge orange after leaving crampon point on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
06A Lal Sing Tamang leads the way toward the crevasse area on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
06B Crossing a small ladder as the route nears crevasses on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
06C Lal Sing Tamang smiles as the route nears crevasses on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
07A Ascending steeply to the crevasse area on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
07B Traversing below a very steep snow slope in the crevasse area on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
08A Crossing a narrow snow bridge with a deep crevasse on both sides on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
08B Looking across at the deep crevasse on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
08C Icicles hang from a deep crevasse on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
09A The sun hits the slopes of Lenin Peak as we climb toward Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
09B Lal Sing Tamang leads the way up the slopes of Lenin Peak as we climb toward Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
09C Looking across at Peak 5688 above camp 2 and Peak of the 30th Anniversary of the USSR climbing the slopes of Lenin Peak on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
10A Climbing the slopes of Lenin Peak on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
10B Looking back at Lenin Glacier, camp 1 and Pik Petrovski from the slopes of Lenin Peak on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
11A Climbers descending past us as we take a break on the slopes of Lenin Peak on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
11B Taking a rest and refreshment break on the slopes of Lenin Peak on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
11C Yuhin Peak 5100m from the climb between Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m and Camp 2 5440m
12A Climbers ascend the last sloping traverse before Lenin Peak camp 1 becomes visible on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m
12B The long generally flat traverse to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m with Razdelnaya Peak above centre
13 We arrived at Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 2 5400m after climbing for 6 hours from crampon point or seven and a half hours from camp 1
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