The gentle walk from Dzo Jongo base camp to our campsite beneath the north side of Kang Yatze gave us a grandstand (or perhaps a front-row) view of the climbing routes on both mountains.
Kang Yatze I looked as desperate as ever, with many hanging seracs and much objective danger on the main climbing route. Kang Yatze II, which almost everybody else was climbing, looked straightforward but a little boring, and not much of a summit. From the trail we also had a glimpse of the backside of Dzo Jongo West, and the cliff that we could easily have stumbled over in a whiteout the previous day.
The day’s walk ended at one of the most picturesque locations I’ve ever had the pleasure of camping in. We named our campsite Kang Yatze meadows. As well as a front-row seat beneath Kang Yatze II, we could look down upon the Markha Valley and line upon line of remote peaks disappearing towards the horizon.
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27 апр 2024
