The Struggle
I am now in Pakistan getting ready to head to our base camp in the Charakusa Valley. I had hoped to make another post about the last of the Alps North Faces climbs, but things got hectic in Chamonix. Long story short: we tried for the North Face of the Petit Dru, did not do it and ended up doing a great climb on the North Face of Mont Blanc du Tacul, the Contamine/Mazaud route on the Triangle du Tacul. It was good, fun mixed climbing and a great day (although, there was very high winds), but was a bit dissappointingly short and felt a little too much like a simple pleasure route. Still, it was a great consulation and much better than not climbing at all.
I'll be climbing in the Charakusa with Steve House and Marko Prezelj. Not bad company, heh? We hope to try a route on K6, but have other plans up our sleves, as well. Being traditionalists (and sort of luddites) we are not going to be doing any sort of base camp dispatches. It is just not our style. So, for now this will probably be the last time I post unitl I return in late September (unless, of course, I get stuck in Islamabad for a few days or something. I am sure I will have plenty to say when I return.
"Fortune smiles on the brave"
-Virgil (I think)
