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Clear morning, bright skies,...

Clear morning, bright skies,...

Clear morning, bright skies, for half an hour. Then a darker shade of blue arrived and gale force winds started whip away the clouds which tried to assemble around the big peaks. NOT a day you want to be high up on any of the "G's". I was on my way to C2 on Gasherbrum II/III, but turned back. Photo shot from 5800m, about an hour's walk away from C1.
Corax
on Aug 29, 2005 8:52 pm
Lat/Lon: 35.73330°N / 76.58330°E
Image ID: 123235

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nurettin

nurettin - Sep 2, 2005 7:34 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Awesome!

Yes, there was a Turkish expedition there. I know some of them personally. Hope to see you in Turkey!

Corax

Corax - Sep 4, 2005 4:16 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Awesome!

:-)

!!!

It's such a small world. i have a very good friend in ankara, alkim. the members of the turkish team knew him very well and you also know some of the members. whom of them do you know?



another funny thing was the first day i arrived in bc and passed the argentinian team. one of the guys said:

"i saw you on pissis!

you came down from the summit when we arrived".

i met him two months earlier in argentina and he's the first i meet in bc, in pakistan.

:-)

nurettin

nurettin - Sep 5, 2005 9:28 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Awesome!

Great:))



Climbing and mountaineering community is not so big in Turkey so I can say that I know all of them. But I met with Serhan and Bora before as well as Alkim. They may not know me with my name but I think they remember when if we meet again.

Yes, this world is so small! There are a few more stories that I had before:)))

tiziana

tiziana - Sep 4, 2005 3:28 am - Voted 10/10

Very well done

...beautiful

Corax

Corax - Sep 4, 2005 4:17 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Very well done

thanks tiziana!

anykineclimb

anykineclimb - Sep 5, 2005 3:24 am - Voted 10/10

fantastic!

Beautiful shot! And I thought GIV looked good from Concordia!

I'll have to agree with you Corax, Pakistan is a gorgeous place and I look froward to heading back next summer.

Corax

Corax - Sep 6, 2005 6:09 am - Hasn't voted

Re: fantastic!

Thanks for the vote and nice words.



It looks higher from Concordia, but the silouette of it from the basecamps of the Gasherbrum glacier are outstanding.



Pakistan - a favorite!

It just keeps on sucking me back.

gozdar - Oct 20, 2005 9:28 pm - Hasn't voted

to CORAX

As a purist in photography I would crop the picture:

On a 6x7 1/2 copy I would cut 1/2 in. from the top and 1 1/4 in. from the bottom. This would improve the

composition considerably.

Congrats on good technic!

Corax

Corax - Nov 10, 2005 5:07 am - Hasn't voted

Re: to CORAX

Hi Gozdar!



I agree to the full with what you're saying.

I usually don't crop or alter the photos at all for summitpost.org. I don't have the time to do this.

In this particular case, I did crop the photo a little bit, as I was standing in a bad spot and couldn't get the shot I wanted unless there was an ice ax in the picture. The ax I cropped out, but that was it.



Thanks for the comment.

Maqsood

Maqsood - Dec 16, 2005 11:40 am - Hasn't voted

Super Shot….you have made it alive

what a shot….its not like watching a picture but watching G1V from RIGHT THERE. If you have any of Tirich Mir do post it on summitpost.

Corax

Corax - Dec 20, 2005 11:41 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Super Shot….you have made it alive

Thanks a lot for the comments Maqsood!



I do have some photos from Tirich Mir and I will post them later on when I'm back from South America. It's a wonderful area!

I may actually go back there this summer. It's Tirich Mir or Disteghil Sar...or maybe back to the Baltoro area.

Maqsood

Maqsood - Jun 5, 2006 10:56 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Super Shot….you have made it alive

drop a line if you are around in this part

Erik Beeler

Erik Beeler - Feb 14, 2006 6:09 pm - Voted 10/10

Oh!

Oh my that rocks! Love the dark and light contrast nicely captured.

A full set of stars from me.

Corax

Corax - Mar 1, 2006 7:19 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Oh!

Thanks for the comment!

Sajama

Sajama - Mar 13, 2006 10:32 am - Voted 10/10

Wonderful!

I love the image,i like the excelent text.

Global_09

Global_09 - May 22, 2006 9:04 pm - Voted 10/10

Amazeing

It is photos like these that make me love climbing and keep my mind in the mountains.

Amazeing movement and colors

Thanks Corax

Corax

Corax - May 22, 2006 9:46 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Amazeing

Thanks for the comment Global. When back home, photos are a excellent for getting away from the every day boredom. SP is a great place for triggering day dreaming :-)

tuntun

tuntun - Nov 25, 2006 2:37 am - Voted 10/10

Wonderful

It is really wonderful..Even can not see in Hollywood movies too.

Corax

Corax - Nov 27, 2006 4:00 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Wonderful

Thanks for the vote and positive feedback Tuntun.

Erik Beeler

Erik Beeler - Dec 5, 2006 3:07 pm - Voted 10/10

WOW

I wouldn't want to be on that mountain at that moment. Great shot.

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