In the days following Matt Glenn and my ascent of Tengkangpoche’s north-east pillar, we staggered back to civilisation. We’d survived a mental and physical storm (including very strong winds) on the mountain, but were soon embroiled in another kind of storm.

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Tengkangpoche Part 3 - Combusted Energy

Matt Glenn and I made a second attempt at the north-east pillar of Tengkangpoche. We were lucky to make the first ascent, reaching the summit on our seventh day, but it was a battle…

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Tengkangpoche Part 2 - Potential Energy

Matt Glenn and I arrived in the Khumbu region of Nepal and began scoping objectives, before an attempt on Tengkangpoche

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Tengkangpoche Part 1 - Boundless Energy

Highly motivated, Matt Glenn and I decided to go on a last-minute alpine climbing trip to Nepal. All we had to do was find an objective, money and flights - the rest was more simple

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