The plan was to get to the fixed ropes at the base of the North Col. This meant walking about 2 km. up from ABC to 'Crampon Point' where donning the crampons let us walk another km. across the glacier to the ropes.
If you look closely (or click on this photo) you can see a line of over 30 Sherpas carrying gear up to the top of the North Col at 7,000 m.
We had this very clear view of the north ridge, the north-east ridge (with 1st, 2nd & 3rd steps) and the summit.
Dorje amd me posing directly in line with the summit, cloud streaming off the pinnacles.
The surprisingly welcome sight of ABC.
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