Ben on Facile Glacier - looking at Ben Jai Ma 5875m ,the day before the first ascent, July2018

Wandering up Facile Col with Ben Jai Ma above and Sunshine Glacier below.

Jos on the slopes of Constellation peak - Ben Jai Ma in the back ground and Sunshine Glacier below

Siguniang Shan 6250m granite wall in the Qohglai mountains also called the Sichuan Alps

Yalong Nong 6098m

Classic Himilaya

Monastery Diskit Nubra Valley

The Great Himilaya

Nun 7135m

Muztaga Ata

Looking down Jillper Pass 4850m

Climbing Peak 5072 above Jillper Pass

Nanga Prabat from Fairy Meadows

on top 5072

Looking across to Nanga Prabat from 5072

Nanga Parbat as see from Bulder peak ridgeline 4750m

Cairns high up somewhere!!

from 5072 - looking down at the Raikot Glacier almost 2000m below

Rakaposhi - The jewel of the Hunza

Looking across from Rush ridge to the confluence of the Mair and Barpu Glaciers with the Phu Pasrash range behind

Another range of Giant peaks appears with all sorts of inspiring names Momil Sar 7343 m ,Trivor 7728m ,Khunyang Chish 7852 m etc etc

Mair Glacier

Batura Muztagh, Ultar Sar 7388m in foreground , Shispar Sar 7611m center and Batura Sar 7785m in distance.

Rush Lake camp site 4600m

Gringindad Chish Avalanche on Gringindad Chish

Looking across to Rakaposhi and Diran above the Barapu glacier

"Hopeless Hopeless" Tilman muttered as he climbed the massive pyramid of Rakaposhi

Spantik - The Golden Pillar

descending from Rush Lake with the Barpu Galcier far below

Barpu Galcier

Mountains in Zuda Khun - Chupursan valley

running low on energy with only boiled spinach to eat , 4650m - Mountains in Zuda Khun - Chupursan valley

Chupursan valley

Zuda Khun - Chupursan valley

The Road to Zuda Khun - Chupursan valley

At 4450m , 1650m straight up from Sost

Entering Pasu

The long drag up Rabat Dawen pass 4085m on the KKH provided great views of the Mustaga Ata range

Kaghan valley 4 young boys I meet on Makra peak -3800m -out for a quick run!!

Kaghan Valley - Gali Nakra pass at 3700m

Ethereal Rakaposhi

Hike climbing above Rush Peak 5180m

Kaghan Valley - on top of a small peak on the ridge , Rajkot 3930m

Leaving TushKurghan

Moon over Muztaga

Krakul lake and Kongur Tagh

The KKH

On Rush peak 5070m

Ship of the desert

Ranges between Kongur and Muztaga

Muztaga Ata - sunset

Yurt Stay

The Karakorum highway final 200kms towards Kashgar

Final view of Muztaga Ata

First view of Chakragil peak 6785m

A huge and brand new artificial lake before entering the Geeze gorge

Entering Geez Gorge , one of the deepest gorges in the World

Geez Gorge drops steeply for almost 2000 meters and is a pass between 6 -7000 meter peaks itself

Geez Gorge

One of the 7000ers on Kongur Tagh range

Geez Matterhorn

exiting Geez Gorge

Kashgar

The entire old city of Kashgar is been bulldozed , here is the intricate interior of a house that is being destroyed

The old city walls , Kashgar. These are been ripped down and being replaced by a mock Turkish city walls.

Kashgar , emporium of central Asia thru the centuries, still the largest market town there. Soon these buildings will be ripped down and old Kashgar will exist no longer

more Kashgar

The amazing Pyramid of Sishpar Sar 7611m

Storm on Sishpar Sar

Scenery on way up to Kunjerabi pass

The Pasu towers

Sost , Border town

Kunjerabi pass 4700m

KKH heading to Sost

Pakistani border officials on Kunjerabi pass, friendliest border guards ever , invited me in for lunch!

Road alongside the Chapursan river

Chapursan valley

Diran 7257m

Blooms from glacial mud

Dana meadows. Kaghan valley

Dawn on Rush lake

Dana Meadows

The lovely Alpine valley of Kaghan , here at Janids mountain hut 2900 m on Dana Meadows, Shingo Ri at about 4600 m dominates the skyline

Kaghan Valley

Siguniang Shan 6250m granite wall in the Qohglai mountains also called the Sichuan Alps

Tibetan fortress houses

The Jiao Jin mt pass 4105m - beginning of 3000m o

of vertical descent

Industrious Tibetan guest house manager , Sichuan alps

Mountain hotel Sichuan

Heading towards Taguniang - 4 sisiter mountain

Destroyed by Chinese roads and rebuilt with zip ties

Tibetan horses

Balang Mt Pass

Hiking above Sonamarg

Balang Mt Pass

the road to Parkarchik

Balong pass descending to Rilong

Siguniang Shan 6250m granite wall in the Qohglai mountains also called the Sichuan Alps

view from the Parkarchik ridge

Bridge into National park , Rilong

Road to Padum

on Pensi La 4400m

Padum

Above Padum

Pensi La 4400m

Nun Kun from Rungdom

Turtok on the Shyok river , Nubra Valley

On Yalong Nong

Ladaki boys kite flying in Korzok

The great Himilaya from the Korzok ridge

Chamser Kangri 6600m and Lungser Kangri 6670m above Tso moriri

Desolate Debring at 4600m

Matt Ingram presents Srinagar

Above SonoMarg - Matt Ingram

The final kms up the mighty Kardung La 5385m

between rungdom and Padum

Nubra valley

The Great Himilaya range

Bridge near Rungdom

Panimex Nubra valley

Pinnicale 6995m from the road side

Pinnacle

Saltoro Range

Saltoro range

Our Hosts in Larcheney, Suru Valley

Ladadki

Suru Valley

Guest house Larcheny

Sumdo

Road to Tso Moriri

Lamayuru

Stok Kangri

Celestial peak - Sichuan Alps

K2 from Broad Peak Base camp

Lady Finger on the Baltoro

Looking out over Skardu

Cloud Dragon over K2

Lost in the immensity of the Goodwin Austin Glacier

The Team at Broad Peak Base Camp

Broad Peak and Gasherbrum IV rise out of the Baltoro

With ace Czech mountaineer Marek Holecek

Minor peaks opposite our campsite on Goodwin Austin Glacier

With Dimitar , my Bulgrian team mate

Beautiful Chogolisa - Bride peak, 7665m was at the opposite end of the valley - the final resting place long lost in the snows of Hermman Buhl.

Dimitar preparing to leap a crevasse

climber below

triple summits of Broad peak from the Goodwin Austin Glacier

Conway wrote - "Incomparable Masherbrum "- a crystal spire rising more than 4000 meters directly above the Glacier

Looking down while climbing up!

Hiking up the Baltoro

The road to Askoli

Moving occasion at the K2 memorial

The bike lesson at Askoli

A special friend - Ibrahim, amazing guy, here afterwards in Skardu

Mitre on the Baltoro

Kyrgyzstan 2017

Mountain Expeditions

2019 - Crossing to Hushe Valley Pakistan via the Baltoro glacier and Gondogoro pass than an attempt to make a first ascent of Bondit peak (approx 6000 m) in Bondit valley near Kandi . This was followed by a trek in Nangma valley.
2018 - (First known) Exploration of the Zhidio Glaciers and first ascents of Deciption Peak 5806m, Ben Jai Ma 5876m and Constellation peak 5796m. With Ben and Jos Hoetjes. Here is the full report.
2017 - 6 weeks of bike Touring in Kyrgyzstan - with some mountaineering thrown in - all solo.
2015 - Encompassed 8 weeks in the Northern areas of Pakistan largely on the Baltoro Glacier amonsgt the most concentrated area of high mountains in the World. An attempt was made on Broad peak 8051m with Zdeno and Dimitar to establish a high altitude bike riding record.
2014 - Involved riding the Karakorum highway from Islamabad to Kashgar over 6 weeks on the way stopping at Kahgan Valley, Fairy Meadows, Karimabad , Pasu, Sost , Zuda Khan ,etc and hiking, climbing from these places.
2014 - Later I flew to Chengdu in the Sichuan province in China for a very rapid 2 week tour of the Sichuan alps region.
2013 - Was 3 1/2 weeks cycling and hiking in Kashmir and Ladak with Matt.

Photos on this page are from expeditions in: Northern areas of Pakistan 2019, Zhidoi Glaciers on the Tibetan plateau 2018, traversing Kyrgyzstan 2017, Broad peak and the Baltoro Glacier 2015, Sichuan, China 2014, The Karakorum Highway Islamabad in Pakistan to Kashgar in China 2014 and in Indian- Kashmir and Ladak 2013 .