HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINEERING
HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINEERING | Africa
HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINEERING | Asia
HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINEERING | Oceania
HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINEERING | South America
HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINEERING | LOGBOOK
AFRICA
Pico del Teide (3717m)
Normal Route
03 January 2001
My first acquaintance with high altitude
Mount Toubkal (4165m)
Normal Route
17 June 2003
The only four thousander that I did in trainers.
Mount Meru (4566m)
Momela Route
16 December 2005 – 18 December 2005
Little Meru Summit (3820m) 17 December 2005
Socialist Peak (4566m)
Guide: Baltasar Mabu
Kilimanjaro (5895m)
Machame Route
20 December 2005 – 24 December 2005
Uhuru Peak (5895m) 24 December 2005
Guide: Godfrey Mbuya
Mount Kenya (5199m)
Naro Moru Route
04 January 2006 – 07 January 2006
Point Lenana (4985m) 07 January 2006
Guide: Castol Mwangi
ASIA
Kyrajin Ri (4773m)
Langtang – Nepal
Normal Route
01 September 2012
My only trekking peak in the Himalaya
OCEANIA
Mount Kinabalu (4095m)
Borneo – Malaysia
Normal Route
23 December 2001
My first four thousander
SOUTH AMERICA
Rucu Pichincha (4627m) (solo ascent)
Normal Route
15 December 2006
Guagua Pichincha (4794m) (solo ascent)
Normal Route
19 December 2006
Iliniza Norte (5126m) (solo ascent)
Normal Route (II)
31 December 2006
Rincon (5316m)
Cordon del Plata
Normal Route
20 December 2007
(summit bid unsuccessful)
Vallecitos (5461m) (solo ascent)
Cordon del Plata
Normal Route
23 December 2007
Plata (5930m) (solo ascent)
Cordon del Plata
Normal Route
25 December 2007
Aconcagua (6962m) (solo ascent)
The High Andes
Horcones Valley – Normal Route
29 December 2007 – 04 January 2008
Summited on 02 January 2008
Ojos Del Salado (6893m) (solo ascent)
Puna de Atacama
Argentina Climb
24 December 2008 – 8 January 2009
Summited on 03 January 2009
San Francisco (6093m) (solo ascent)
Puna de Atacama
North Slopes (F)
25 December 2009 – 27 December 2009
Summited on 26 December 2009
Fastest ascent that I ever did to such altitude. I went up at one go after sleeping one day at Paso San Francisco (4720m). Given my solo condition, this was very risky.
Incahuasi (6621m) (solo ascent)
North East Slopes (Las Grutas route) (F)
30 December 2009 – 09 January 2010
Summited on 01 January 2010
Reached Las Grutas on 03 January 2010 after 48 hours of trekking.
So far the most expensive mountaineering expedition, as I lost my tent (in addition to my sleeping bag, crampons, thermo rest etc) in high winds. Did two more expeditions to retrieve my equipment without any substantial result.
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