Gear list: Fake Goretex windbreakers ($12), matching speed-dealer sunnies ($3), and a daypack bulging with whiskey, cigarettes and Snickers bars ($28).
Even the foothills of the Annapurna range are taller than New Zealand's highest peak, Mount Cook.
Ed also insisted on carrying this big fuck-off stick, which probably weighed about 5kg. Accessories are everything.
Jandals: The silent killers.
Soaking in a geothermal pool beside the river. There are worst places to take a rest day.
A dusty death: Out, out, brief candle! Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage - then is heard no more.
Good as new.
The Great White Yak may look cute and fluffy, but she must not be underestimated.
Not the easiest terrain. If you look closely, the little black dots are people.
Crouching tiger, hidden Ed Gunn.
Introducing JamponsTM (Patent Pending).
To borrow a line from the other Sir Ed: We knocked the bastard off!
The start of a four hour slip'n'slide back to civilisation.
RIP: Pouring out a bottle of Khukri for the fallen footsoldiers.