Hiking

Climbing Communism Peak

Well, not exactly. Pik Comminisma, which is the highest mountain in Tajikistan, stands tall at 7,495m. It’d be hard to trek that in a day. But considering the fact that 93% of all of the land in Tajikistan is mountanous and you see beautiful snow-peaked mountains every time you look out…

Adventures in Indonesia — The Ascent of the Merapi Volcano

Hello again!

My apologies that the last two weeks have been somewhat light in postings. It occurred partially because of a food poisoning in Singapore that put me out of commission for a few days…

Hiking in Arthur’s Pass National Park

Its so strange to write about tbe last few days because things have actually gone smoothly for once! It’s just plain unusual not to be stranded somewhere or break something or run out of something.

January 4th Update

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to mention that we’re leaving for a multi-day hike today and then will be moving forward, so I may not have internet access for another 5 or so days.

The Strangest New Year Celebration I’ve Ever Had

The alarm rang at 5am today. After turning it of, I thought to myself — what the hell kind of a vacation is this? So after a brief talk with Anya, we decided to make it and easy day and went back to sleep.

Eight Hour Workday

Today was the day of our first hike in Torres Del Paine. An 8 hour hike to the top of the mountain. It started off relatively easy but got a lot harder very quickly. The first part was really steep and the trail was right on the edge of a cliff, so when you walk, you have to be very careful of…

Man vs. Nature — The Ascent on Villarica

NOTE: I just added some of our pics to the previous post, as well (hydrospeeding).

We all got up at around 6am for a quick breakfast before we left to the volcano — located about 14 km from our campsite.