Having been driven from Kashgar to Yecheng and then over the Kun Lun mountains to the start of the trail, we met our Bactrian camels and camel drivers and headed into the mountains.

K2 North Ridge 1990, the book, is here:  amzn.to/3rMWzyd
Change the long URL to .com.au, .co.uk etc. for local pricing. 
 
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