Namaste friends, family and loved ones,
We were up at 2:30am under a star filled sky. After hours of scrambling we got onto the glacier. The upper head wall was particularly steep.
The view from the summit was spectacular!
We had a very full day as we then descended to the remote village of Chukung and proceeded to gorge ourselves. Fun was had by all!
All our best, Vern Tejas and the Klimbers
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