Shipton's Camp (aka Base Camp) and the last amenities that you'll have before setting out

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Shipton's Camp (aka Base Camp) and the last amenities that you'll have before setting out

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The summit! Oh the joy

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thehackattacks

Apr 9, 2015

“Shipton's Camp (aka Base Camp) and the last amenities that you'll have before setting out”

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On route...

Shipton's Camp (aka Base Camp) and the last amenities that you'll have before setting out

The summit! Oh the joy

I will never forget our excitement of being so close!

On the top of Kenya

Wet rocks on the amphitheater mean a bit more rapping instead of downclimbing

Cairns mark this area clearly

Can you believe this is equitorial Africa in summer!? Two pitches from the summit of Nelion.

Kurt Blair leading the hardest 5.7 slab move I've ever experienced

Gully after the first pitch. We soloed most after the first pitch, and simul climbed whenever we thought it was steeper.

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James on lead

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Gnar conditions

Camp life- resting and preparing at Shipton's Camp

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