Photos by shamu

Dave's leading the pitch, Vince's belaying, I am taking pictures.

Brief rest on the small pass between Tarija and P. Alpamayo before the final push for the summit.

Clouds are finally breaking over the glacier. Huayna Potosi - 19,968ft6,088m

Cabeza del Condor (5648 m) in full view. We are going to the base camp near Lago Chiar Khota.

Crossing crevasses on the way down from Piramide Blanca (17,154ft5,230m). July 2004.

climbing Hidden Falls, as the name implies it's quite secluded, not many people on the weekends.

View from Tarija (17,220ft5,250m) - Eric took hundreds of shots with different teams summiting on the sunny winter day.

me, at the bottom of the Nokhuloir, waiting for fun to begin.

Approaching Nokhuloir (Nokhu Crags -12,485) from Crags Campground. it cleared later on, but it didn't look too inviting at first.

from the left: view of the Static Peak (12,560 ft) and Mount Richthofen (12,940 ft). Picture taken from Nokhu Crags after climbing the Nokhuloir. I love Colorado, I've been living here for 13 years, and it's first time I got to the area, only 4 hours drive from Denver. So many mountains, and life is too short...

Early morning view from my house on the slopes of Black Mtn. Denver below clouds.

The weather is perfect, Everest hiding behind Nupste, and South Face of Lhotse to the right

typical mess at the camp, Henry and Andrew cooking and resting.

view from Refugio Gray towords glacier of Ventisquero Gray

from the left: Dave, Larry and Heather. Steve is hiding behind Dave. - Arch Rock - Staircase

Illimani seen from Campamento Argentino on H. Potosi

Approaching Campamento Argentino at 5,450 m/17,880 ft.

Huayna Potosi as seen from the road between Milluni and Zongo Pass

Top of Mont Blanc in the fog, Darek and I just climbed Brenva Spur, it was cold and very windy.

trek in Torres del Paine National Park - 6 days, almost 100 km.

It was in 1983, Zbig and I crossed a border between Czechoslovakia and Poland illegally, we bought beer than we climbed 'Staflovka' on South Face of Volia Veza (Wolowa Turnia). I am a dude in yellow, wearing a helmet bought from some miner of Silesia. We just finished the route, and we were approaching the top of Volia Veza.

Island Peak seen from Chukung. Ridge from the left is the one of Lhotse.

another pic of Everest and Lhotse from E. Base Camp trail

Everest, Lhotse and Nupste as seen from Tengboche Monastery.

it was a day #3, somewhere between Namche Bazaar and Teyngboche Monastery (sp?)

Enjoying brief moments on the top of Island Peak, aka Imja Tse - Khumbu Himal. Altitude 20,283 feet / 6,183 meters