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Carstensz Pyramid’s Rainforests >On day 3 we left Suanggama to head into the bush where our trek officially began. After a few hours I definitely felt like I was in the jungle and was happy to finally be on my way towards Carstensz Pyramid. I was surprised by how many people we had picked up … Read more
Carstensz Pyramid’s Villages After visiting more than 50 countries, I believe West Papua is easily one of the most remote and unique places I have ever been to. Just getting to Carstensz Pyramid is a serious adventure by itself, and such a trip is nearly impossible to organize on your own. Attempting to independently obtain … Read more
Climbing Carstensz PyramidSummit Day The summit climb began at 1 A.M. when we woke up and threw on our gear and did a one-hour hike to the base of Carstensz Pyramid. I was extremely happy to see the night full of stars with not a single cloud. When we reached the base of Carstensz Pyramid, … Read more
Carstensz Pyramid’s Highlands Day 4 of our expedition started by immediately going up a steep muddy hill that was followed by a relentless ridge. As we continued our hike towards Carstensz Pyramid it was clear we were out of the rain forest. We had entered a sort of cold and muddy high altitude jungle. The … Read more
Originally when the Seven Summits were first climbed, Mt. Kosciusko was chosen as the peak for this region since it was the highest in mainland Australia at 7,310 feet or 2,228 meters. As a Seven Summit, Mt. Kosciusko was hardly a challenge with a parking lot serving as its base camp and the summit reachable … Read more
Continued from the North Col From Camp II, the top of Mt. Everest doesn’t appear far at all. It almost looks like you can hike straight towards it without a rope, but the route is actually deceptively exposed and steep. Since our Camp II was at 25,500 feet (7,850 meters) we were exactly a vertical … Read more
Mt Everest’s North Col & High Camps Continued from ABC Trek From Mt. Everest’s Tibet Base Camp to Advanced Base Camp, the journey so far was nothing but hiking. Directly from ABC however, we could see the North Col looming in front of us. This was when we transitioned from hiking in the valley to … Read more
Mt. Everest Tibet Base Camp After what happened to me on Everest Nepal last climbing season, I returned to the mountain a full year later to resettle the score. This time I preferred to do a new route and experience instead of repeating all the same steps I did last year. I arrived to Tibet … Read more
Mt. Everest Tibet – ABC Trek The trek from Everest Base Camp to Advanced Base Camp is 15 miles (24 km) and typically takes two to three days. Most climbers and hikers can easily reach Interim Base Camp, or IBC in about five hours. Since IBC is located at 19,000 feet (5,800 meters), many spend … Read more
Everest Base Camp After arriving to the landing strip in Lukla, it took my team about a week to get to Everest Base Camp at 17,500 feet (5,300 meters). For the vast majority of the Khumbu Valley trekkers, this is their final destination. For us however, it was just the starting point to our big … Read more
