It was the October 24th. Not even two weeks ago as I’m writing this. It feels like another lifetime. I was in Nepal to climb Himlung Himal 7126 m, and although I knew already beforehand that things rarely go as planned on expeditions, I was of course hoping that I would finally get to stand on the summit of my first 7000 m peak.
Read MoreEver since moving to Chamonix three years ago I’ve been gazing up at the summit of Mont Blanc, clearly visible from the valley, wondering if I could do it in one day. It’s a pretty big undertaking with 30 km distance and almost 4000 m of continuous elevation gain (and loss).
Read MoreWhen my friend @unsettledfeet asked us if we wanted to go to Saas-Fee and climb the Nadelgrat traverse, @jostkobusch and I were quick to say yes. We did, however, underestimate the effort of climbing four “easy” 4000ers in one day…
Read MoreIn the blink of an eye so many emotions pass through me at once: exhaustion, hope, excitement, fear. I feel a fear of dying. Or perhaps – I feel vulnerable, like my life is hanging on a thin thread. At once there is life and there is death, co-existing so close to one another. They are not two separate things. They are two sides of one coin.
Read MoreNo matter how much I talk about it, how many words I choose to write down, it will never be enough to convey everything that I have experienced amongst the snow-covered mountain tops in the Himalayas. There are so many things to process. So many experiences, views, lessons learned.
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