Category: TRIPS & EXPEDITIONS

PEOPLE OFTEN THINK MONEY COMES NEXT, BUT RICH OR DIRT BAG, PROFESSIONAL CLIMBER OR DILETTANTE, THE THING THAT KILLS MOST TRIPS IS TIME.OR MORE, MAKING IT. THERE’S SEVERAL FACTORS HERE; MAKING THE TIME, THE TIME IT ACTUALLY TAKES AND HOW THE TIME IS USED. OBVIOUSLY THIS RELATES MORE THAN ANYTHING TO THE OBJECTIVE YOU’VE FLOATED,…
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BY FAR, FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS MOST COMMON CONVERSATION IS HOW TO GET A TRIP OFF THE GROUND?. PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE THE IDEA, BUT WE’D SAY ABOUT 1 IN 10 EVER GET THERE. GOING FROM ‘I REALLY WANT TO DO XYZ’ TO ACTUALLY DOING IT IS A PROCESS OF SEVERAL STEPS THAT’S NOT HARD…
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IN 2020 CENTRAL ASIA meets TIBET We’ve been going to Central Asia and Tibet for nearly 2 decades; the high plateau, Turkistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and the Wakhan. We’ve paddled rivers, climbed serious peaks, crossed deserts, ridden horses and been to lots of places we arent meant to have. the scope for proper, old…
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‘Little’ Konka isnt so little. at just on 6000m this is about the coolest 6000m peak around, almost a miniature K2. beautiful and straightforward approach using horses (rare in Tibetan areas), surrounded by big walls and huge glaciers, steep but relatively safe, Tshiburongi is far more interesting than the 6000m safaris of peaks like Island…
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