reaching 'yellow valley', basecamp site near lake |
late morning 23.10. solo climb of Ngga Pulu, basecamp left of the farthest lake |
view down to lakes near basecamp, Grasberg Gold mine behind |
glacier remnant near Ngga Pulu summit |
lower end of glacier remnant |
view down from summit to foot of Larson barrier |
summit panorama with glacier remnant behind |
view down from summit to N |
300° summit panorama |
summit sign of Ngga Pulu (4862m) |
next rainshower in approach |
view to Carstensz Pyramid N face |
view to Carstensz Pyramid N face |
300° panorama, from hill near basecamp (middle right) |
one of the many lakes around basecamp |
middle peak with basecamp (middle right) |
view to W (Grasberg mine) |
view to Carstensz Pyramid summit (climbing goal for the next day) |
24.10. joined climb to Carstensz Pyramid, view to Ngga Pulu range |
view to Grasberg mine (W direction) |
Ngga Pulu range (left) and Carstensz East (right) |
climbing the N face |
Carstensz west ridge above |
view to Sumantri peak |
Ngga Pulu summit |
view to N |
Ngga Pulu range with fast rising low level clouds |
view to NE |
Ngga Pulu |
clouds rising extremely fast |
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last meters before Carstensz west ridge |
on the ridge, summit far to the east |
arrival at the ridge above N face exit point |
Tyrolean rope traverse |
following the W ridge |
some steps to be climbed |
climbing on or near the ridge |
last step below the summit |
summit view to east ridge |
summit of Carstensz Pyramid (4884m) |
abseiling down the same way |
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handling the Tyrolean takes some time |
early morning 25.10. solo climb of Carstensz East, view back to yesterday climbed west ridge |
Carstensz Pyramid panoramic view at sunrise |
view to Carstensz Pyramid summit |
early sunlight view to W |
early sunlight view to W |
approaching Carstensz East glacier |
side summit to S |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
lower foot of Carstensz East glacier |
view to middle peak |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
ascending via glacier |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
Carstensz East summit above |
retreating glacier |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
crevassed Carstensz East glacier |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
final climbing route via S face (to avoid crevasses) |
view to E |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
view to E, clouds are rising fast |
view back to Carstensz glacier |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
view to Ngga Pulu range |
Carstensz East summit ahead |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
reaching Carstensz East summit (4808m) |
E view from Castensz East summit |
view to Ngga Pulu range |
Carstensz East summit, 300° panorama |
view back to Carstensz Pyramid |
descending Carstensz East glacier |
fogbow ahead |
shrinking glacier develops many crevasses |
S end of glacier |
glacier lake |
back to the basecamp lakes |
fresh snow from last night |
view to the Grasberg mine |
Carstensz Pyramid - fresh snow from last night |
270° panorama with Carstensz Pyramid to the middle |
Carstensz Pyramid - fresh snow |
basecamp-lake |
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time to abandon the base camp |
our porters clearing the basecamp |
