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Nun Base Camp
Pictures from the trek up to and then around Mt. Nun Base Camp, Ladakh, Northern India
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Starting for Nun Base Camp from Tangol
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Anil
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Views from the trail to Nun Base Camp
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Views from the trail to Nun Base Camp
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Views from the trail to Nun Base Camp
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Views from the trail to Nun Base Camp
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Views from the trail to Nun Base Camp
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Dawa Sherpa
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Views from the trail to Nun Base Camp
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Resting at the beginning of the glacial valley that's leading up to Nun Base Camp
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Aparna
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Happy to be here
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Anil resting
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Happy to be here
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Two of our porters - young boys from Tangol
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Two of our porters - young boys from Tangol
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One of our porters
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Dawa Sherpa
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The upper part of the trail. Nun Base Camp is on top of the moraine on the left
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The trail to Nun Base Camp
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The trail to Nun Base Camp
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A small lake marks the end of the glacier
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Ice bridge at the end of the glacier. 11 days later it had melted and collapsed completely.
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You have to cross the glacier to get to Nun Base Camp
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The final part of the trail climbs the steep scree left from the waterfall. Nun Base Camp is on top of the moraine, to the right of the waterfall.
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Almost there
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Nun Base Camp
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Nun Base Camp
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Crossing the river before the camp
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Looking back from Nun Base Camp
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Resting at Nun Base Camp
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Part of our group before the dining tent
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Zia
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Anil
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Samir
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Aparna
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Darmendra
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Feeling good in the camp
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Nun Base Camp
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Nun Base Camp
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Nun Base Camp
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Nun Base Camp
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An icefall leading up to the ice field where camp 1 is located. The way to camp 1 is NOT through this icefall.
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Time for bed... ahhh.. tent
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Time for bed... ahhh.. tent
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Time for bed... ahhh.. tent
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Puja before the climbing begins
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Puja before the climbing begins
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Puja before the climbing begins
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Puja before the climbing begins
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Puja before the climbing begins
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Puja before the climbing begins
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Puja before the climbing begins
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Puja before the climbing begins
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Raindrops on the dining tent
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Ice on the river in the morning
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Peak D41 from Nun Base Camp
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The only way to get power
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The camp toilet
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Kipa and Pasang making chapati
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A nameless beauty above the camp. The way to camp 1 is to the right up on the moraine.
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There is not much vegetation around the camp
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Nun Base Camp
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A look back at the valley
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Nun Base Camp in the morning
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Nun Base Camp in the morning
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Peak D41
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Drying equipment
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Drying equipment
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Resting inside my tent. Flower patterns all around!
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The river near the camp
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Evening views
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Chilling around the camp
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Chilling around the camp
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An icy water dip!
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Chilling around the camp
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Chilling around the camp
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Morning views
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Morning views
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Mice were all around the camp. Leave your tent open at your own risk ;-)
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Samir
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Our kitchen helper Pasang
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Aparna
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Zia
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Inigo
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Inigo
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It snowed last night
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It snowed last night
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Drying up the equipment before we pack up and go
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Drying up the equipment before we pack up and go
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Drying up the equipment before we pack up and go
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Nima Sherpa - our lead sherpa
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Inigo
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Mikel
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Ibon
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Inigo and Ibon
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Inigo, Mikel and Ibon
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No summit but still glad to be here!
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The way back to Tangol