No more base camp! After descending around 1500m we are now back in Samagaon! Everybody is happy to be back in an area with more oxygen. Still the rain keeps falling but it’s supposed to get better tomorrow, so we … Weiterlesen
Snow, snow, snow! It just does not stop snowing. This is also the reason for Georg’s return on Wednesday from his summit attempt. He returned at around 7800m. Also there were heavy winds in the summit area which made an … Weiterlesen
Today the last of the four Austrian climbers left base camp for his summit attempt. I (Hannes) joined Georg up to camp I (5800m) and cleaned lower camp I (5600m) completely which means the expedition is already preparing for departure … Weiterlesen
Today we have brief but very good news from the base camp of Manaslu. We are proud to tell you that three of the Austrian expedition members reached the summit of Manaslu yesterday. Markus Amon ascended from camp II at … Weiterlesen
A no-change-related topic post from Hannes On September 17th I left base camp with a 17kg backpack plus my camera gear. I went up to Camp I alone. The first 200m lead over rocky terrain. After that I had to … Weiterlesen