| Everest The Roof of the World 8 848 metres |
In 2006 Ronnie Muhl climbed to within 148 vertical metres of the summit of Mt Everest, where he was forced to turnaround due to a faulty oxygen mask and a change in the weather. All pictures compliments of Harry Kikstra, David Lien, Kirk Wheatley,Noel Hanna, Henrik Olsen, Lorenzo Gariano and Ilya Roshkov. |
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| Kathmandu Street scene | Prayer Wheels Monkey Temple | Buddha sculpture – Swayabhunath | Nyalam |
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| Lalung La Pass | Shekar Dzong Monastery | Shekar Dzong Monastery | Old Shegar |
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| Old Shegar | Shekar Dzong Monastery | David Lien – Shekar Dzong Monastery | Entrance to Chomolungma National Reserve |
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| Entrance to Chomolungma National Reserve | Xhazizom | Rongbuk Monastery | Rongbuk Monastery |
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| Heading towards Base Camp | Base Camp | A scramble for tents | 7 Summits – Club Base Camp |
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| Base Camp | Base Camp | Everest | Base Camp |
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| Base Camp | East Rongbuk glacier | Yaks | North side of Everest |
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| East Rongbuk glacier | Intermediate Base Camp | Advanced Base Camp | Moonrise over the summit |
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| Advanced Base Camp | Puja ceremony ABC | Advanced Base Camp | Lhakpa Ri |
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| Everest | Heading up to the North Col | Ice headwall | Fixed lines |
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| Ladder over crevasse | Crevasse crossing | Crevasse crossing | Crevasse crossing |
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| The fixed lines | North Col | North Col | North Ridge |
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| Changste | North Col Camp | Camp Two at 7 700 m | Camp Two at 7 700 m |
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| Camp Two at 7 700 m | Camp Two at 7 700 m | Leaving Camp Two | ABC from Camp Two |
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| Cho Oyu | Moving to Camp Three | Arriving at Camp Three | Camp Three |
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| Summit Push | Second Step | Second Step | Second Step |
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| Second Step | Ronnie Muhl on the Second Step | Above the Second Step | Above the Second Step |
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| Cho Oyu at sunrise | View from ABC | View from ABC | Change of weather |
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| View from ABC | Ronnie Muhl’s view of the summit before turning around | Third Step | Lincoln Hall |
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| Destroyed tents Camp Two | Just before Summit Pyramid | Descending Third Step | Lincoln Hall Camp Three |
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| Henrik Olsen | Completion of the 7 Summits | Ronnie Muhl | |
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