HIGH ALTITUDE CLIMBING IN OBSCURE PLACES IS THE THINKING-PERSONS GAME. WITH NO GLOBAL INDUSTRY TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS AND DISTILL IT INTO A FORMAT, THERE’S A LOT TO FIND OUT THAT’S BOTH EXCITING & USEFUL. UNLIKE IN SOME PLACES, REMOTE TIBET & THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM ARE ONLY IN THE EARLY DAYS OF EXPLORATION. MUCH IS STILL UNKNOWN, THE WAYS OF DOING THINGS HAVEN’T BEEN SET IN STONE YET, THIS IS A TIME TO HAVE REAL INPUT INTO THE WAY THINGS CAN GO.
THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE TRIP YOU HAVE PLANNED THE MORE YOU CAN LOOK BEYOND THE SUPERFICIAL LOGISTICS OF SIMPLY GETTING UP A MOUNTAIN AND HOME AGAIN. PLACES LIKE XINJIANG & TIBET HAVE HUGE ASPECTS UNSEEN BY OUTSIDERS AND EXPEDITIONS THROUGH THE REMOTE PARTS IS THE IDEAL WAY TO SEE THIS.
ASK QUESTIONS. READ BOOKS. LOOK AT MAPS. THROW IDEAS AROUND. TRY STUFF OUT. THE ARTICLES HERE ARE NOT DEFINITIVE ANSWERS, THEY ARE IDEAS TO BE DISCUSSED AND ADDED TO THE MIX.
IT WILL BE A SAD DAY WHEN EVERYTHING ABOUT THESE THINGS ARE SEEN TO BE KNOWN.
