KAZAKHSTAN - The Marble Wall and Khan Tengri Traverse 18 Aug 2011 - Summit Attempt on Khan Tengri
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A miserable night with no sleep was spent sandwiched between these two stinking guys. Alarm went at 4am. This would be summit day. It was very hard to get going but the scenery was beautiful. The fixed ropes were very ragged and old, many of them just strands of core missing their sheath for whole lengths. My energy began to wane and it became steep and I was slow. I reached a rock overhang that I could not get up. I decided to turn back at this point, my altitude was about 6400m. Returned to Camp 3 (5860m). Beautiful evening views of Pobeda Peak.
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