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Tag Archives: Pre-trip
The return will be fast
After the summit push, everybody always wants to get out of the mountain as fast as possible. This time will not be any exception. Just in 4 days we will pass one of the most technical trekking passes in Nepal … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amphu Laptsa, Baruntse, Chukkung, Kathmandu, Lhotse, Lukla, Namche Bazaar, Packing, Pangboche, Pre-trip, Teboche
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How high will I get?
The culmination of this whole trip will be no doubt the climb of Baruntse. How high will I get? Will I get to the top? That is to be seen in just a few short weeks. In short, the climb … Continue reading →
Remote is remote is remote
In my last post I guided the route to the summit of Mera Peak. Next the route will descend to the remote Hunku Valley and follow it all the way to the Baruntse basecamp. From there will the culmination of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Baruntse, Basecamp, Hunku Valley, Pokhari, Pre-trip, Rato Oral, Satho Pokhari
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Mera Peak is not that bad, or is it?
In a few weeks we’ll attack the first summit of the trip – Mera Peak. It is the highest trekking peak in Nepal with the height of 6476m. In the last post I described the route to our Mera Peak … Continue reading →
Will I break my altitude record?
If nothing else, I’m pretty sure I’ll surpass my previous altitude record of 5300 meters in just few weeks. In the last post the route stopped to Thangnag for a rest day. From there it will go further up the … Continue reading →
There will be some rests too
I’ll continue where I left with the previous post, which depicted the first trekking leg up to Chutang. Next, the route will go over Zetra La and then up the Hinku Valley on the other side. The next few days … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ashtanga, Baruntse, Hinku Valley, Kothey, Kyashar, Mera Peak, Peak 43, Pre-trip, Thangnag, Tuli Kharka, Zetra La
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One month to the real thing
Even though I’ll be leaving home already 9th October, the expedition really starts exactly one month from now. According to the schedule, on 15th November we should leave Lukla behind and start the approach trek with the leg to Chutang. … Continue reading →