According to plan we started our summit at 04:00. The night had been dark, snowy and -10 degrees in Base Camp. By 09:00 we reached the ice glacier on the Yalung Ri and the weather was just great with sunshine. This meant that the boot-crampons, climbing…

According to plan we started our summit at 04:00. The night had been dark, snowy and -10 degrees in Base Camp. By 09:00 we reached the ice glacier on the Yalung Ri and the weather was just great with sunshine. This meant that the boot-crampons, climbing…

The total climb today took us 4,5 hours and brought us 854m up to the Base Camp at the altitude of 4985m (good work Sunnto 🙂 ) .Some parts of the climb went through snow but we were still lucky with some sunshine. Just 300m…

The total climb today took us 4,5 hours and brought us 854m up to the Base Camp at the altitude of 4985m (good work Sunnto 🙂 ) .Some parts of the climb went through snow but we were still lucky with some sunshine. Just 300m…

This is the last night in our Na camp. Tomorrow is the time to leave for an higher altitude which means Base Camp for the Yalung Ri peak 5900m. The Base Camp provides us with more altitude training. Since the peak summit will have an…

Today we started our day with a monestary visit in Beding. The local Lama had invited other Lamas and Monks for a fascinating Budist ceremony. We also drank lots and lots of tea! The hospitality is just great from the local people.  We started our…

We have reached an altitude of 2800m today which means that we now have eye contact with snowy 7000 m peaks. These mountains are so big that you really have respect for challenge climbing them. This morning when I woke up I thought I saw…

Today we reached 3800m when we arrived in the village of Beding. This little village has 65 inhabitants and a little school. The lifestyle seems to have stayed the same for the last 500 years. No information from outside the world is available other than…

We traveled by TATA offroad cars from Kathmandu yesterday. The goal was to reach the Rolwaling Valley and set the first camp with tents. The drive took us 8 hours & 180 km on roads I never would drive myself… Unfortunately we were surprised by…

     A local tradition is to visit s monk monestary before starting an expedition into the Himalayas. The entire 12 person team is now protected by the Lama in this very special ceremony. We also were advised to walk an uneven number of times around…