Ice Wall Climbing ...

amazing!

Sometimes I envy you Swapnil for the heights you have reached

As good as it gets!

Amazing stuff, as usual!

Makes my knees turn to jelly...

How can you manage to take such clear & distinct shots when you also have to climb in such precarious way?

The adrenaline is really a drug...Fantastic...

Oh... My... God...

Thank you Hermetic, Vinathorat, Bhaswaran, Uttam, Sagarneel, Theyyam, Akarn, Michelli & Nick. Bhawaran - and I envy your photographic skills ... I always wonder how you can turn simple looking thing into a great picture. Akarn - Usually when one climber climbs other watch him or belay him ... so you can take pic at that time. This was the last major obstacle on way to summit ... many earlier expeditions have failed at this point. After this route opening only summit team proceeded further (I was in support team for this expedition:() Summit is another 7-8 hour walk from here (but only 200-300 M higher than this point) .After this wall there's bergschrund (i.e. series of crevasses at the upper end of a mountain) & then summit at dangerous inclination of 70*-75*.

This has to be the best picture of 2009 on IM. Sadanand

crazy!

its amazing my dear

Amazing photo; did you climb the ice wall? When did you climg this ice wall? Please post more photos like this.....

Which peak is it? Joanli?

<P>excellent!</P>

Just saw this now. Overwhelming! I dont think I could ever do that.

love it! I wanna do that!

wow! great shot, swapnil!

Fantastic

lovely pic...i can only think of the laboured breathing at this point ...