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Paul crossing the first ladder in the icefall
Paul in the icefall
Fiona crossing the first ladder in the icefall
Looking back towards basecamp from about 1/3 of the way up the icefall (the tiny coloured dots are the tents)
Paul and Dasona on another ladder
Fiona in the icefall (note the block of ice above)
Paul looking down a crevasse
Fiona and Paul between camps 1 and 2
Fiona and Mingma heading up the Western Cwm towards camp 2
Paul between camps 1 and 2
A view of a crevasse just above camp 2
Paul and Dasona getting close to the base of the Lhotse face
Fiona getting close to the base of the Lhotse face
Fiona heading back down towards camp 1
Fiona and Paul
There were around 20 ladders - most between basecamp and camp 1, but a few between camps 1 and 2 as well
Fiona climbing up one of the vertical ladders
Paul on a vertical ladder above camp 1
Fiona on another ladder
Fiona stepping across a small crevasse
Fiona climbing up a short steep section just above camp 1
Fiona and Paul in the Western Cwm above camp 2
Mingma and Fiona climbing up the Lhotse face
Fiona taking a break on the way up to camp 3
Fiona climbing the Lhotse face
A steep section on the Lhotse face
Hard work!
Mingma (back) and Fiona doing a short climb above camp 3 to try climbing with oxygen for the first time
Fiona, with camp 2 in the background
Paul and Fiona near camp 2
Heading down from camp 2 with low clouds
Fiona and Mingma crossing a crevasse
Fiona on another ladder
Fiona climbing in the icefall
Fiona heading down the icefall
Dasona after crossing a small crevasse in the icefall
Mingma burning juniper on the morning we left basecamp for our summit bid
Dasona leaving basecamp in the early morning
Fiona on a ladder in the icefall
And another
By now the icefall is melting and this ladder stands on only one leg
Walking underneath an iceblock in the icefall
Fiona heading up to camp 2
Fiona and Mingma climbing on the way up to camp 2
Paul climbing up a steep section on the way to camp 2
Dan crossing a ladder in the icefall
Yet another ladder
Paul, Mingma, Fiona & Dasona leaving camp 2 heading up for our summit bid
Fiona climbing up to camp 3
Mingma and Fiona on the Lhotse Face
Fiona climbing above camp 3 looking up towards Everest (only the South Summit is in view)
Dennis reaching camp 4
Paul and Fiona with the Yellow Band behind us
Fiona between the Yellow Band and the Geneva Spur
Ropes are often anchored using the rock structures
Fiona on top of the Geneva Spur - only a short distance to camp 4 from here
Paul coming up the Geneva Spur
Mingma and Fiona looking up towards Everest (camp 4 is just around the corner)
Dan getting ready to go at night
Fiona and Paul on the way down now - below camp 2
Paul crossing one of the last ladders
Looking up towards the summit from camp 4
Paul climbing Everest near camp 2
Paul crossing a ladder in the icefall
Paul crossing a ladder in the icefall
Paul crossing a ladder in the icefall
Climbers heading up through the icefall
Paul climbing near Camp 2 on Everest
In the middle of the day it can get hot - even up high on Everest
Rudi climbing up through the icefall on Everest
Paul between camps 2 and 3 on Everest
Paul climbing up a ladder on the way up to camp 1
Paul heading up the Lhotse Face on Everest
Paul doing another ladder crossing on Everest
Paul with the Lhotse Face behind him
Paul climbing up to the high camps on Everest
Paul Adler on his way up to camp 2
Paul heading up through the icefall on Everest
Lakpa waiting for Paul and the others to catch up - heading up to camp 2
Paul climbing in the icefall
Paul climbing up to camp 2