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Gasherbrum I, Marek Holeček, Zdeněk Hák

Gasherbrum I SW Face: a sea of peaks from 7100 meters, above the Japanese couloir - Photo by Marek Holeček, Zdeněk Hák

Gasherbrum I SW Face: the beautiful fifth bivy at 7830 meters

Gasherbrum I SW Face: Zdeněk Hák and Marek Holeček, totally shattered at the top of Gasherbrum I on 30 July 2017

Gasherbrum I SW Face: the view of a rock wall from 7750 meters, 2017

Gasherbrum I Southwest Face and the route Satisfaction (3000m, ED+ (M7,WI5+) 70° Marek Holeček, Zdeněk Hák 25/07 - 01/08/2017)

Gasherbrum I Southwest Face. From left to right the routes Valery Babanov & Viktor Afanasiev (2008) Satisfaction (3000m, ED+ (M7,WI5+) 70° Marek Holeček, Zdeněk Hák 25/07 - 01/08/2017), Jerzy Kukuczka & Voytek Kurtyka (1983), Spanish Route (1983)

The SW Face and headwall of Gasherbrum I

The southwest face of Gasherbrum I seen from base camp

Gasherbrum I SW Face: climbing the first 1500 meters of dangerous couloir in 2016

Gasherbrum I SW Face: in 2016, the first crux of the route, climbing to the saddle at 7400 meters.

Gasherbrum I SW Face: the bivy and arrival of strong winds at 7700 meters in 2016

Gasherbrum I SW Face: climbing the rock barrier at 7900 meters in 2017

Gasherbrum I SW Face: climbing at 7900 meters

Gasherbrum I SW Face: Marek Holeček on the summit of Gasherbrum I on 30 July 2017

Gasherbrum I SW Face: a sea of peaks from 7100 meters, above the Japanese couloir

Detail of the southwest face of Gasherbrum I

Gasherbrum I SW Face: Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák celebrating in base camp, after having established their new route