Day 13. Camp Canada The weather was sunny. Plaza de Mulas camp down below was getting smaller and smaller, gradually turning into tiny round multi-colored dots scattered among the bare…
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Day 9. New Year at Confluencia Camp Early in the morning one of the soldiers at the main gate of the military camp started talking to me. I tried to…
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Days 4-7 from Mendoza to Puenta del Inca My first impression of Mendoza is that it looks like my hometown of Bishkek: canals and trees along the roads (although, unfortunately,…
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Day 1. From Germany to Panama The weeks leading up to the expedition to Aconcagua were filled with endless work, stress and a bunch of stuff to do that had…
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WHAT'S PLANNED: In 2023 we would like to go on a longer mountain trip again. We have chosen Kyrgyzstan as our destination: we want to ascend the 7,010 meter high…
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It has been almost two months since we returned from Kyrgyzstan, but I still have vivid memories of that trip. We spent three weeks together in Kyrgyzstan and we got…
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On July 25, 2020, Dastan and the PinkSummits team received the "Soul of Stonewall 2020 Award" from the CSD Berlin - Berlin Pride. In the selection of the Soul of…
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One year older. No, one year more grown-up. This year is absolutely not easy for me, but it is a very important year. Right now I'm at a big crossroads,…
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Isn't it cool if the first person from my home country, Kyrgyzstan, to conquer the highest peaks of all continents will be openly gay? Do you believe into my team…
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IDEA I organize an adventure expedition to Central Asia in August 2020 (postponed due to the COVID-19 epidemics to 2021) for my queer friends and straight allies across the Globe.…
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