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British mountaineers Mick Fowler and Simon Yates recently had an eventful expedition to Tajikistan, where they attempted to make the first ascent of a line on the East/North face of Patkhor (6,083m) and traverse the mountain descending to the south.

Mick described the expedition in his typically understated and humorous style:

"It was indeed a most memorable outing, albeit not packed with quite the sort of memories we hope for."

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In reply to UKC News: Thanks for that Mick I now can't unsee that Nalgene bottle  🤮🤮

In reply to leon 1:

You have to appreciate the accuracy of rear-end marksmanship involved though.

In reply to UKC News:

Maybe this trip was the 'balance' after all the previous dream trips? You can't win 'em all...

In reply to nathan79: its from a Colostomy bag

In reply to leon 1:

I presumed that was from his stoma, but no idea!

Epic trip and account!

In reply to UKC News:

I'd like to know more about the article sticking out of the sleeping bag just left of the bottle of poo, whose title appears to be 'Does Your Country Really Need You?' I wonder what that's about, Mike and Simon?

In reply to UKC News:

A great writeup but... It's been twice in a row now, come on who is the manufacturer of these meals?

In reply to lorens holm:

After some idle Googling I think it’s this: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59119632