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Kyrgyz kids born in the saddle
 
Pee stop nr. Naryn
 
The TV stall in the market
 
Subax guest house nr. start of walk in
 
Our first pack camel
 
Joe treats the injured donkey
 
Nearing base camp on the walk in
 
Joe on first ascent of Kichinekey Tagh
                                                                                                           4987m
 
On the summit
 
Dave approaching Chiatuk on the first ascent
 
High camp on Chiatuk
 
Dave on the route, just after dawn
 
Approaching the rock band at 5300m, the crux of the climb
                                                                                                          
In the rock band - Scottish III/IV
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Through the rock band - only 5 pitches to go
 
 
 
 
 New route on Chiatuk 5583m
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On the summit of Chiatuk 5583m
 
Descent off a slushy snow bollard
 
Yilpiz 5235m showing line of first ascent
 
Rich on Yilpiz route
 
The summit ridge on Yilpiz
 
Joe and Rich on the summit
 
 
 
Descent by abseil from one snow bollard, followed by 6 abalokov threads and a lot of down climbing
 
 
 
 
 
Base Camp mess tent
 
 
 
Tiltagh - first ascent in Aug 2007 by Neil Willatt
and Kevin and Isobel Mulligan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rich on first ascent of 'You're mine now', one of Kuksay's first trad rock routes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John with Nurbay, our head porter
 
The team at Chiatuk village
 
Jennifer Lopez sheep