So, this is my first blogpost... don't know how to start so I'll tell you about my future plans :) As you probably have read already, I'm in love with mountains. I tried Kilimanjaro (5895m) with my dad last year, and Elbrus (5642m) with my friend Jorunn this summer. Both were fantastic, and we reached the summit! Climbing this high is not easy, even if is not technical. You really meet yourself on the way, and you have to convince your insticts that it is safe to climb higher. I cannot describe the feeling... but it is this feeling that makes me come back for more.
Both trips were with Topas Travel, a Danish adventure company. Perfect guides, perfect tourmembers and perfect adventures. Visit www.topas.dk if you want to learn more about them, and their adventures.
The first thing I did after coming home from Elbrus, was to book another Topas trip, this time to Aconcagua (6962m) in Argentina. Aconcagua is higher than the ones before (quite a bit actually), you carry more gear yourself and you stay longer on the mountain. I'm also sure it will be much harder mentally. I want to travel with Topas one more time to learn more about these high mountains. I am as earlier mentioned a rookie, and it is easy for me to do mistakes. I know and understand I have very much to learn. Therefore I find it safest to travel with a guide who knows the mountain very well and has loads of experience, has seen all types of people, knows how to motivate and can teach me all I need to know. Later on, I will need all these skills, and more, to adventure out on my "own" expeditions.
I really can't wait to get going! Departure is around 10th January 2014, and I should be back in Stavanger, Norway, 31st January. Before that I need to train alot to make sure I am fit, strong and understand the mental aspects of a trip like this. I won't go into details now, but you'll get what I am talking about later on :)
Hope to see you back on my blog every now and then. I'll try to update at least every week to have you follow my journey.
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ReplyDeleteYou make me want "to get going"
Camilla