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- Home
- K2 & G1
- XINJIANG
- TIBET
- PRICES
- BASICS
- THE (NOT SO) SMALL PRINT
- INCLUDED & EXCLUDED
- ACCEPTANCE OF RISK
- WHY WE LIKE EXPEDREVIEW
- WHY BOOK WITH FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS?
- COVID & SECURITY
- PLANNING & PROCURING YOUR TRIP
- VISAS
- ACCOMMODATION
- TRANSPORT
- FOOD & EATING
- PERSONAL GEAR
- PREPARATION & TRAINING
- INSURANCE
- AGE
- HEALTH & MEDICAL
- PRIVACY FOR YOU & YOUR TRIP
- CHINA & XINJIANG TRAVEL
- THE SINGLE CLIMBER
- CRITICAL THINKING
- ARTICLES
- EXPEDITIONS GENERAL
- ALPINE EXPEDITION STRATEGIES
- PREVENTING ASPHYXIATION WHILST CLIMBING
- SINGLE SKIN ALPINE TENTS COMPARISON REVIEW
- NETHER REGIONS: HAEMORRHOIDS, PISS BOTTLES, CONSTIPATION & TAKING A S#!T
- TAKING A SHIT ON AN 8000m MOUNTAIN
- THE OXYGEN DELUSION
- RIVER EXPEDITION GEAR LIST
- THE SUGAR ADDICTED CLIMBER
- WINTER ASCENTS
- FIT, STRONG, HEALTHY: EXPEDITION GRADE
- EXPEDITION HEALTH
- EXPEDITION COSTS: WHERE’S MY MONEY GOING?
- TIBET & XINJIANG. WHERE THERE IS NO BUBBLE
- 5 THINGS THAT CAN GRIND AN EXPEDITION DOWN
- 6000m PEAKS AS PREPARATION FOR 8000m PEAKS
- LOW TECH & HIGH TECH EXPEDITIONS
- PERMITS IN CHINA
- HIGH ALTITUDE ASCENTS: WHY CLIMBERS TURN BACK EARLY
- ‘EXPEDITIONS’ vs EXPEDITIONS
- SUSTAINABILITY
- A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND; CONDUCTING YOURSELF IN REMOTE CULTURES
- CLEAN 8000m EXPEDITIONS
- CARBON NEUTRAL EXPEDITIONS 2025
- OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS
- SAVING THE LAST GREAT 8000m WILDERNESS
- K2 NORTH SIDE, TIBET & GENDER
- FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITION’S ZERO FOOTPRINT BASECAMPS
- OFFSETTING YOUR EXPEDITION FOOTPRINT
- PROTECTING THE WILDLIFE IN THE PLACES WE VISIT
- RESPONSIBLE EXPEDITIONS
- HOW VISITING A WILDERNESS CAN SAVE IT
- SUSTAINABILITY & EXPEDITIONS
- CLIMATE CHANGE & EXPEDITIONS
- SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLEDGES – OUR TAKE
- SMALL FOOTPRINT COMMERCIAL EXPEDITIONS
- PREPARATION
- TRAINING FOR 8000m; LIFESTYLE vs PROGRAMS
- DOING YOUR RESEARCH
- EXPEDITION vs CLIMBING FITNESS
- HIGH ALTITUDE TRAINING: THE WEEKLY SESSIONS
- WHAT IS A ‘BASE’?
- TRAINING, REALLY TRAINING, FOR EXPEDITION CLIMBING
- PREPARING FOR CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS
- WARM FEET IN EXTREME COLD
- 10 THINGS NOT TO DO ON AN EXPEDITION
- STAYING ON THE MOUNTAIN: MULTI-DAY ASCENT STRATEGIES
- STAYING WARM AT ALTITUDE
- EXPEDITION SNOW HOLES
- GEAR & FOOD
- THE POLITICS OF GOING LIGHT
- COOKING INSIDE A TENT: THE LAST ALPINE TABOO
- RAB TILT TECHNOLOGY. MAKING REFLECTIVE INSULATION WORK
- THE PROBLEMS WITH JETBOILS FOR WINTER AND COLD EXPEDITIONS
- SINGLE WALL TENTS AND HOW TO USE THEM
- EXPEDITION COOKING: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE BE HOMOGENIZED
- EAT PROPERLY: SORTING YOUR EXPEDITION FOOD
- HIGH ALTITUDE ALPINE-STYLE SLEEPING SYSTEMS
- TYING IN AT NIGHT
- MODIFYING YOUR GEAR
- JAPANESE WINTER WORK GLOVES FOR CLIMBING
- CHECKLIST: DOES YOUR HIGH ALPINE GEAR ___ ?
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 101 – 108
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 101 THE OBJECTIVE
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 102 TIME
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 103 MONEY
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 104 THE TEAM
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 105 GEAR
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 106 PREPARATION
- CLIMBING BY NUMBERS: POINT SYSTEM FOR PREPARING FOR K2 NORTH SIDE
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 107 STEPPING OFF
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 108 TURN AROUND
- K2 SPECIFIC
- REDUCING EXPENSES FOR A K2 TRIP
- K2 NORTH RIDGE CLOTHING STRATEGY
- MORE STABLE, MORE SAFE – K2 NORTH SIDE’S CLIMATE
- K2 NORTH AFTER 10 YEARS: WHAT TO EXPECT
- 10 UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- THE SHAKSGAM RIVER & OTHER MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- PRE-ACCLIMATION FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- WITHOUT OXYGEN – HOW DIFFICULT IS IT?
- 10 GOOD REASONS TO CLIMB ON THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- K2 NORTH SIDE. TO BE FEARED OR LOVED?
- ALPINE STYLE, ZERO IMPACT: THE FUTURE OF 8000m TRIPS
- EXPEDITIONS GENERAL
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES?
- WHAT’S YOUR HISTORY WITH THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM?
- HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DOES THE NORTH RIDGE OF K2 NEED?
- CAN SHERPAS BE EMPLOYED FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF K2?
- WHAT COMMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NORTH SIDE?
- IS A WINTER ASCENT FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF K2 POSSIBLE?
- DO YOU FIX THE ROUTE WITH ROPES?
- WHY DON’T OTHER COMPANIES GO TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM?
- CAN WE REALLY HAVE A WOOD FIRE AT K2 BASECAMP?
- WHAT’S THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM LIKE?
- WHEN WILL SKYANG KANGRI OPEN?
- CAN I JOIN A TEAM?
- HOW SAFE IS XINJIANG?
- WHAT GEAR IS AVAILABLE IN CHINA?
- ARE THERE POLITICAL ISSUES WITH VISITING TIBET?
- IS CHINA EXPENSIVE?
- HOW TO PROVE A SUMMIT?
- DO YOU INCLUDE TIPPING IN YOUR COSTS?
- WHAT VACCINATIONS DO I NEED?
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ‘TIBET’?
- CAN YOU ARRANGE SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN?
- WHY IS YOUR SITE ALL IN CAPITALS & SO MANY SPELLING MISTAKES?
- ARTICLES
- ABOUT
- GEAR
- CHOOSING YOUR EXPEDITION GEAR
- REVIEWS
- THE SYSTEM REVIEW
- LIGHTER, WARMER, STRONGER – THE NEW MATERIALS OF ALPINE CLIMBING
- FEEDING THE RAT REVIEW. AL ALVAREZ
- ‘EXTREME ALPINISM’ BY MARK TWIGHT REVIEW
- WHITE LIMBO. THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN CLIMB OF Mt EVEREST: REVIEW
- ELITECLIMB COMPOSITE TOOLS INSIGHTS. PART 1
- INSULATED CLOTHING
- FOOTWEAR
- CLOTHING & GLOVES
- SLEEPING BAGS
- TENTS
- PACKS
- TOOLS, CRAMPONS, HELMETS & HARDWARE
- BIVY GEAR; CUPS, PISS BOTTLES, STOVES etc
- ENGAGE
- Home
- K2 & G1
- XINJIANG
- TIBET
- PRICES
- BASICS
- THE (NOT SO) SMALL PRINT
- INCLUDED & EXCLUDED
- ACCEPTANCE OF RISK
- WHY WE LIKE EXPEDREVIEW
- WHY BOOK WITH FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS?
- COVID & SECURITY
- PLANNING & PROCURING YOUR TRIP
- VISAS
- ACCOMMODATION
- TRANSPORT
- FOOD & EATING
- PERSONAL GEAR
- PREPARATION & TRAINING
- INSURANCE
- AGE
- HEALTH & MEDICAL
- PRIVACY FOR YOU & YOUR TRIP
- CHINA & XINJIANG TRAVEL
- THE SINGLE CLIMBER
- CRITICAL THINKING
- ARTICLES
- EXPEDITIONS GENERAL
- ALPINE EXPEDITION STRATEGIES
- PREVENTING ASPHYXIATION WHILST CLIMBING
- SINGLE SKIN ALPINE TENTS COMPARISON REVIEW
- NETHER REGIONS: HAEMORRHOIDS, PISS BOTTLES, CONSTIPATION & TAKING A S#!T
- TAKING A SHIT ON AN 8000m MOUNTAIN
- THE OXYGEN DELUSION
- RIVER EXPEDITION GEAR LIST
- THE SUGAR ADDICTED CLIMBER
- WINTER ASCENTS
- FIT, STRONG, HEALTHY: EXPEDITION GRADE
- EXPEDITION HEALTH
- EXPEDITION COSTS: WHERE’S MY MONEY GOING?
- TIBET & XINJIANG. WHERE THERE IS NO BUBBLE
- 5 THINGS THAT CAN GRIND AN EXPEDITION DOWN
- 6000m PEAKS AS PREPARATION FOR 8000m PEAKS
- LOW TECH & HIGH TECH EXPEDITIONS
- PERMITS IN CHINA
- HIGH ALTITUDE ASCENTS: WHY CLIMBERS TURN BACK EARLY
- ‘EXPEDITIONS’ vs EXPEDITIONS
- SUSTAINABILITY
- A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND; CONDUCTING YOURSELF IN REMOTE CULTURES
- CLEAN 8000m EXPEDITIONS
- CARBON NEUTRAL EXPEDITIONS 2025
- OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS
- SAVING THE LAST GREAT 8000m WILDERNESS
- K2 NORTH SIDE, TIBET & GENDER
- FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITION’S ZERO FOOTPRINT BASECAMPS
- OFFSETTING YOUR EXPEDITION FOOTPRINT
- PROTECTING THE WILDLIFE IN THE PLACES WE VISIT
- RESPONSIBLE EXPEDITIONS
- HOW VISITING A WILDERNESS CAN SAVE IT
- SUSTAINABILITY & EXPEDITIONS
- CLIMATE CHANGE & EXPEDITIONS
- SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLEDGES – OUR TAKE
- SMALL FOOTPRINT COMMERCIAL EXPEDITIONS
- PREPARATION
- TRAINING FOR 8000m; LIFESTYLE vs PROGRAMS
- DOING YOUR RESEARCH
- EXPEDITION vs CLIMBING FITNESS
- HIGH ALTITUDE TRAINING: THE WEEKLY SESSIONS
- WHAT IS A ‘BASE’?
- TRAINING, REALLY TRAINING, FOR EXPEDITION CLIMBING
- PREPARING FOR CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS
- WARM FEET IN EXTREME COLD
- 10 THINGS NOT TO DO ON AN EXPEDITION
- STAYING ON THE MOUNTAIN: MULTI-DAY ASCENT STRATEGIES
- STAYING WARM AT ALTITUDE
- EXPEDITION SNOW HOLES
- GEAR & FOOD
- THE POLITICS OF GOING LIGHT
- COOKING INSIDE A TENT: THE LAST ALPINE TABOO
- RAB TILT TECHNOLOGY. MAKING REFLECTIVE INSULATION WORK
- THE PROBLEMS WITH JETBOILS FOR WINTER AND COLD EXPEDITIONS
- SINGLE WALL TENTS AND HOW TO USE THEM
- EXPEDITION COOKING: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE BE HOMOGENIZED
- EAT PROPERLY: SORTING YOUR EXPEDITION FOOD
- HIGH ALTITUDE ALPINE-STYLE SLEEPING SYSTEMS
- TYING IN AT NIGHT
- MODIFYING YOUR GEAR
- JAPANESE WINTER WORK GLOVES FOR CLIMBING
- CHECKLIST: DOES YOUR HIGH ALPINE GEAR ___ ?
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 101 – 108
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 101 THE OBJECTIVE
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 102 TIME
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 103 MONEY
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 104 THE TEAM
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 105 GEAR
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 106 PREPARATION
- CLIMBING BY NUMBERS: POINT SYSTEM FOR PREPARING FOR K2 NORTH SIDE
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 107 STEPPING OFF
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 108 TURN AROUND
- K2 SPECIFIC
- REDUCING EXPENSES FOR A K2 TRIP
- K2 NORTH RIDGE CLOTHING STRATEGY
- MORE STABLE, MORE SAFE – K2 NORTH SIDE’S CLIMATE
- K2 NORTH AFTER 10 YEARS: WHAT TO EXPECT
- 10 UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- THE SHAKSGAM RIVER & OTHER MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- PRE-ACCLIMATION FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- WITHOUT OXYGEN – HOW DIFFICULT IS IT?
- 10 GOOD REASONS TO CLIMB ON THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- K2 NORTH SIDE. TO BE FEARED OR LOVED?
- ALPINE STYLE, ZERO IMPACT: THE FUTURE OF 8000m TRIPS
- EXPEDITIONS GENERAL
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES?
- WHAT’S YOUR HISTORY WITH THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM?
- HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DOES THE NORTH RIDGE OF K2 NEED?
- CAN SHERPAS BE EMPLOYED FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF K2?
- WHAT COMMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NORTH SIDE?
- IS A WINTER ASCENT FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF K2 POSSIBLE?
- DO YOU FIX THE ROUTE WITH ROPES?
- WHY DON’T OTHER COMPANIES GO TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM?
- CAN WE REALLY HAVE A WOOD FIRE AT K2 BASECAMP?
- WHAT’S THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM LIKE?
- WHEN WILL SKYANG KANGRI OPEN?
- CAN I JOIN A TEAM?
- HOW SAFE IS XINJIANG?
- WHAT GEAR IS AVAILABLE IN CHINA?
- ARE THERE POLITICAL ISSUES WITH VISITING TIBET?
- IS CHINA EXPENSIVE?
- HOW TO PROVE A SUMMIT?
- DO YOU INCLUDE TIPPING IN YOUR COSTS?
- WHAT VACCINATIONS DO I NEED?
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ‘TIBET’?
- CAN YOU ARRANGE SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN?
- WHY IS YOUR SITE ALL IN CAPITALS & SO MANY SPELLING MISTAKES?
- ARTICLES
- ABOUT
- GEAR
- CHOOSING YOUR EXPEDITION GEAR
- REVIEWS
- THE SYSTEM REVIEW
- LIGHTER, WARMER, STRONGER – THE NEW MATERIALS OF ALPINE CLIMBING
- FEEDING THE RAT REVIEW. AL ALVAREZ
- ‘EXTREME ALPINISM’ BY MARK TWIGHT REVIEW
- WHITE LIMBO. THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN CLIMB OF Mt EVEREST: REVIEW
- ELITECLIMB COMPOSITE TOOLS INSIGHTS. PART 1
- INSULATED CLOTHING
- FOOTWEAR
- CLOTHING & GLOVES
- SLEEPING BAGS
- TENTS
- PACKS
- TOOLS, CRAMPONS, HELMETS & HARDWARE
- BIVY GEAR; CUPS, PISS BOTTLES, STOVES etc
- ENGAGE
