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When Everything Screws Up On Your Expedition

August 4th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Mountaineering - Alps

This was gonna be a funky trip. Everything was planned out for the well-documented summit of Peak Lenin in Kyrgyzistan. At 7134 meters, this was to be my first 7000er. But, life taught me again that while mountaineering is fun, it is also “unstabil”.

After the climb, I would have made an awesome trip to the ancient cities of Uzbekistan. However, things took a totally different direction. Here’s the scoop. Don’t worry, no animals were harmed… More »

What Happened on Peak Lenin

August 1st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Mountaineering - Alps, Rants&Raves

Hey, I’m back from my first big mountain. Things went not quite the way I planned. Anyway, I need to get back on my feet, get life organized and I’ll be with you with the report on what happened on this 7100 meter monster. Thanks for your patience.