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BROAD PEAK AND K2

Lakpa Nurbu Sherpa and I began our summit push for Broad Peak (8,051m) from Camp 3, which lies 1,000 metres below the peak. It became the longest summit push of my life, taking us 24 and a half hours to reach the top and return to the camp.

As I climbed along the seemingly never-ending ridge towards the summit, I understood why the mountain was called

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