Trail of Change: Knowing your place in the mountains

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The Austrians Hannes G., Sepp, Georg and Markus left base camp on Saturday, I followed them on Sunday morning. That was not the best decision since it was probably the hottest day I have ever spent in the mountains. Under … Weiterlesen

Trail of Change: Too much fresh snow for climbing higher

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After a rest day in Manaslu base camp today the whole expedition team set off to the higher camps again. Unfortunately the weather has changed. Yesterday we had lots of rain and a bit of snow here in base camp. … Weiterlesen

Trail of Change: Hannes heading up to Camp I, Nils working in base camp

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After a clear evening with fantastic views of the surrounding mountain massifs and a night with a little bit of fresh snow the Austrians as well as Hannes set off to Camp I at around 5600m. Hannes is pretty psyched … Weiterlesen

Trail of Change: Arrived at Manaslu Base Camp

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Meeting the Clearskies expedition at Samagaon on the afternoon of September 13th was no problem. They were already preparing the loads for the transport up to base camp in one of the many new lodges recently built in Samagaon. The … Weiterlesen