
Resting halfway up a snow slope during the summit ascent.

Sunrise during the summit ascent.

Ascending a steep snow slope towards the summit ridge.

Resting on the summit ridge before the final push to the top.

Reaching smiling faces on the summit of Stok Kangri.

Nils and me on the summit of Stok Kangri.

A tantalising glimpse of mountains from the cloudy summit of Stok Kangri.

Looking down at climbers on the summit ridge from the summit of Stok Kangri.

Dennis makes his way up the final few yards to the summit.

Dennis on the summit of Stok Kangri.

Our successful summit party.

Looking down at part of our ascent route: a steep snowfield onto the summit ridge.

Descending the summit ridge towards the snowfield.

Descending the summit ridge.

Descending across the snowfield.

Descending the snowfield towards the glacier.

Looking down the snowfield to the glacier below.

Looking up at the summit ridge from the bottom of the snowfield.

Howard and Nils at the bottom of the snowfield.

Howard takes a short nap.

Descending scree towards the glacier.

The path across the hillside towards Base Camp.

Stok Kangri Base Camp.

Ponies grazing at Stok Kangri Base Camp.