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FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS
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K2 & G1
K2 NORTH SIDE EXPEDITION
GASHERBRUM I NORTH SIDE EXPEDITION
K2 WINTER ASCENTS / CHINA NORTH SIDE
WHO IS THIS FOR?
CAMEL-SAFE LOADS
K2 & G1 NORTH SIDE STYLE
OXYGEN, DIFFICULTY & STRATEGY
THE K2 PIPELINE
ITINERARY
GEAR FOR KARAKORAM NORTH 8000m ASCENTS
PREACCLIMATION
K2, BRAOD PEAK & GASHERBRUM 8KNx3 TREKS
XINJIANG
THE LEAST EXPLORED PEAKS ON EARTH
WHO THIS IS FOR
THE TIEN SHAN & PAMIR
KUNLUN & ARKATAG
TIBET
PEAKS & RANGES
6000m PEAKS AS PREPARATION FOR 8000m PEAKS
WHO IS THIS FOR?
FIRST ASCENT TRIPS
ESTABLISHED ASCENT TRIPS
ITINERARY
GEAR FOR TIBET
PRICES
BASICS
WHY BOOK WITH FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS?
THE (NOT SO) SMALL PRINT
INCLUDED & EXCLUDED
ACCEPTANCE OF RISK
CHINA & XINJIANG TRAVEL
PLANNING YOUR TRIP
VISAS, INSURANCE, AGE & HEALTH
ACCOMMODATION, TRANSPORT & FOOD
MENUS
CHOOSING YOUR EXPEDITION GEAR
PERSONAL GEAR
PREPARATION & TRAINING
PRIVACY FOR YOU & YOUR TRIP
DANGEROUS IDEAS
WHERE’S MY MONEY GOING?
EXPEDITIONS 1.01
WINTER ASCENTS ARE BETTER
REAL EXPEDITIONS vs FAKE EXPEDITIONS
FINISHING THE ABUSE OF 8000m PEAKS
THE OXYGEN DELUSION
MOST CLIMBING FITNESS IS BULLS#!T
TIBET & XINJIANG. EXPEDITIONS FOR GROWN UPS
LOW TECH & HIGH TECH EXPEDITIONS
SELF-SABOTAGING TRIPS
CLIMATE CHANGE & EXPEDITIONS
THE ONLY TRUE 8000m WILDERNESS
NOT BEING A TOURIST
NOT TREATING 8000m PEAKS LIKE TRASH
WILDERNESS IS NOT JUST FOR HUMANS
EXPEDITIONS & GENDER
ZERO FOOTPRINT BASECAMPS
BEING RESPONSIBLE
KEEPING WILDERNESS WILD
LOOK BEFORE YOU THINK
EXPEDITION MISTAKES
JUST BEING FAST ISN’T ENOUGH
JUST BEING LIGHT ISN’T ENOUGH
THE ALPINE TABOO
REFLECTIVE INSULATION IS BULLS#!T = USUALLY
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE BE HOMOGENIZED
NORTH SIDES ARE BETTER
THE NORTH SIDE OF K2 IS BETTER
YOU DON’T NEED OXYGEN
FAQ
ABOUT
WHO WE ARE. WORKING CLIMBERS
EXPEDITION LEADING vs GUIDING
EXPEDITIONS THAT GIVE A FUCK
HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENT
OUR TEAMS
ALPINISM NOT COMMERCIALISM
THE GEAR WE USE
THE SYSTEM REVIEW
SINGLE SKIN ALPINE TENTS COMPARISON 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
CUSTOMIZED 8000m ALPINE BOOTS & CRAMPONS
SAMAYA ASSAUT2 ULTRA TENT + VESTIBULE REVIEW
SAMAYA 2.5 TENT REVIEW
SAMAYA 3.0 TENT
SUMMIT PACKS
BLUE ICE AERO ICE SCREW REVIEW
ELITE CLIMB SALAMANDRA, RAPTOR & KRUK TOOLS
THE BIVY JACKET
PRIMUS ULTRA SPIDER STOVE
DACRON SPINNAKER TAPE
MONTBELL THERMO MUG 330
MONTBELL ALPINE THERMO BOTTLE
ENGAGE
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