Meet the finalists of 2023 Pink Summits Scholarship for queer adventurers proudly sponsored by Osprey! Emilie is a queer woman based in Berlin, Germany with a background in grassroots political organizing and...
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I hardly slept. This is normal during the night before the summit push. Others didn't sleep much either. We got up at two in the morning and spent an hour...
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Day 18. Good news from Osprey Early in the morning we went up to Camp Canada to bring down some of our group equipment. This time it was much easier...
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Day 16. Acclimatization tour to the Cholera camp We spent half a day pondering, talking with other groups about risks and plans, we even packed our gear for the highest...
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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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