tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137866221798471662024-02-20T22:16:24.698-08:00MUZTAGH ATA 2013Expedition to climb Muztagh Ata - the 7509 m high peak on Chinese- Tajikistan borderAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-82317191729191205412015-03-01T06:54:00.002-08:002015-03-01T06:54:14.016-08:00CLIMBING STORY - part II<!--[if !mso]>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">To my big
surprise I saw our mountain for the first time over camels humps!</span></div>
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heavy goods. They also used them to take our gear securely all the way to the
base camp. In there, everywhere presented long-haired yaks were curiously walking
around our tents and many marmots were whistling to us.<br />
Beautiful weather lured some of our group members for a little bit higher climb,
but the lack of acclimatization resulted in headaches and vomiting. Too fast
change of altitude can even cause death, so they had to immediately descend to
a lower camp for a few days better acclimatization.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">We need to
take food, gear and other tents to higher camps, so I started to get know our
mountain with 30kg rucksack on my shoulders. My 30kg rucksack training (full of
water bottles) prepared me exactly for this load, but it didn't prepared me for
high altitude oxygen shortage and its' resulting fast breathing problem. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Already in
the first camp, we had big problems to erect our tent. Strong north wind was ripping
tent from our frozen hands and we only managed to anchor tent with heavy rocks
after more than one hour later. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The evening
ritual for the next 3 weeks was always the same - pinch the tent, cook dinner
and melt some snow for tea.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">We prepared
our food on a petrol cooker, but that we should not use motor oil for it, we realized
only when our tent had changed into a toxic bunker. We both started to have
headache and when I had a thought of our rice dinner, I nearly saw my lunch for
the second time...</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The same as
with other climbers, I had got herpes, which in my case didn't just appeared in
the corner of my lips, but also on the nose. My nose had already peeled from
sunburn, so blowing it became a torture full of painful screams and helpless
attempts to look like a civilized human.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">S</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">nowstorm</span></b><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br />
High altitude made our ascend to the second camp extremely slow. You can push
your legs only just ahead of toes of your other foot and all that in a pace of a
slow motion movie.</span></div>
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because of the lack of oxygen. Even worse, the strong wind is taking it away
straight from your mouth. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The more I
came to a glacier field, the more clouds were coming from the distance. Only
20minutes later, I found myself in a dark, grey cloud and big snowstorm. The
cloud around me became so dense that in some moments I only saw, literally, to
the end of my walking stick! Previously visible walking tracks were blown away
by new snow and I starting to feel more and more scared and helpless. The wind
tossed me from one side to another even with my heavy backpack! Soon the flagellating
lightings added into this sever storm, and I could only see bright yellow
flashes straight around me accompanied by enormously strong thundering. </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The frequency of lightings was increasing and I was in the middle of the wide,
broad snow-plain just by myself!<br />
I laid down on the snow and because I had a big backpack on my shoulders, I
started to slide down the slope, on my belly. I tried to descend down as fast
as I could, but the cloud was huge and I hardly saw anything. I decided to bury
my backpack in the snow and climb down quickly, when two Russian climbers emerged
from the fog. I started to believe them that the storm will pass away, only
after 15 freezing minutes, when the storm really started to calm down.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">And so, I put my heavy rucksack back on me and I headed up the slope again.
If I had slow pace before the storm, then now it looked like I am not making
progress at all. During the storm, a lot of new snow fell down and now we were sunk
in the snow up to our waists. With all my will, I tried to keep the pace with Russian
machines who were pioneering ahead through the deep snow. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">We got to the vertical wall of ice, where I vainly tried to climb up the rope.
My very heavy rucksack and unusable snowshoes caused, that after a small
progress I always slid back under the wall.<br />
Therefore I had to change snowshoes from crampons and that meant in this
altitude losing nearly 20 minutes. I tied my backpack to the end of the rope and
I climbed up the wall without unnecessary 25kg. While seating with my both legs
anchored in the snow, I pulled my heavy rucksack up. This difficult climb completely
killed my last strength and I stayed motionlessly lying on the snow.</span></div>
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Meanwhile, I lose my two Russians in the distance, so I really could not
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If the climbing was very difficult for me before, then after climbing the wall,
I was using my last bits of energy. <br />
About six hours later, all three of us slowly admitted that the achievement of
the next camp is impossible today and we decided to bivouac next to the route.<br />
While erecting the tent, the Russians slipped about 4-meter long tent-stick and
it pierced the snow so quickly, that it was never found again. I pitched my tent
in two hours. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">In this
high altitude, even </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">despite your big exhaustion, you still don't have
any appetite to eat and that is including even your most popular dishes! And so,
the food becomes an obligation, not a reward. But you still must to give your body
enough energy for the next day.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Conquering the overhang</span></b><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br />
A lot of new snow fell during the night and I had to make descend alone and as
a first climber that day.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I had got to about 8 meters deep saddle, where on both sides the slopes
went steeply down leading straight <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>into
some glacier crevasses. The way from here was through vertical wall on top of
which was now big, snowy overhang.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The only way up was climbing and digging the snow above me with my hands
and finally, on my belly, I had to hump over the snow on the top. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Finally I managed it safely through and came back into the base camp. For this
achievement, I treated myself by drinking one beer, which I enjoyed only to the
moment, when the ice crystals appeared on the top of it...</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Not stopping headache, herpes on the lips and nose, sore throat from the cold
air, burnt nose from sharp sun, loss of appetite, fatigue, cough and other things
can one cope with some bitterness, but probably the worst is spending a night in
the cold tent. You even cannot rest properly, because the freezing temperatures
wake you up, or the wind is trembling with the tent too violently, making big
noise. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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It was the time, for the first attempt to climb all the way to the top. Meanwhile,
my climbing partner had broke his toe in some rented shoes (initially, he
wanted to climb in trekking shoes...) and so he had to descend down. He was
definitely leaving the mountain and was coming back to civilization.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I, on the contrary, was going from the civilization further away. After
monotonous and exhausting climb through the cloud, I finally emerged from the fog
into the third camp. Some Chinese guide in the base camp promised me that I can
sleep in their tents, because they will not be there on that day. In the tent,
when I was enjoying my favorite food (bacon with egg on the frozen polystyrene bread),
suddenly the zipper buzzed and my tent opened. It was a group of Chinese
climbers, who has started to claim the tent back. Even I swore, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that I was promised this tent from the leader
in the base camp (annoyingly, it was impossible to make radio contact with him
now) and I explained that I don't have any tent, I still had to leave. So I
slipped outside from my warm sleeping bag, put on my frozen boots and throw
everything back into my rucksack. Angrily, I was descending down thinking if I
would find at least one place in some lower located tents. Luckily, I had not
only found place, but also a German climber - Christopher from our base camp.</span></div>
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the snow already the second tent today and fell down next to oxygen bombs that I
found inside. I finished that day by accidently pushing a pot from the stove
and therefore I had to sleep in a wet sleeping bag. I pushed a thermo flask,
head-torch, mobile and a battery from my camera into my sleeping bag to protect
them from freezing temperatures. It might seems clever, but there was not
enough space left in the sleeping bag and I couldn't change the sleeping
position because something will always get under my body. The sleep in a mummy shaped
sleeping bag will became more-less sleepless night in one position, where at
some point you will feeling cold. The wind was getting more and more wild and
was throwing snow on the tent with strong rumble. With the headache, I only
managed to steal some sleep few hours in the morning.</span></div>
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It takes even two hours to put on all countless layers, to pack everything into
a backpack and put on frozen gear and shoes.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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deficit from him. The surface on the slopes turned into ice plate that was literally,
as hard as concrete. To find steps after previous climbers was nearly
impossible, so I had to not lose sight of Christopher. The fast pace began to
choke me and now I only managed hasty and shallow breaths with extremely fast frequency.<br />
After a few hours, Christopher suddenly stopped near a small rocky hill and
began to put off his skis. Only after a while I realized that it's actually our
so much longed summit ...! I burst out into tears and I couldn't believe that I
finally managed it too! It was 12:30 in the afternoon, and there was only 30m
between me and the top. Still with tears in my eyes, I first embraced Christopher
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strong wind, nor -37°C prevented me from enjoying beautiful views in the
distance, where snow caped tops spiked through the clouds like needles.</span></div>
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While descending, my emotions interrupted the problem with the most expensive part
of my equipment - a zipper on my boots broke. At 6,200 meters it meant getting frostbites
for sure, but luckily, after probalby ten attempts, the zip started to run
again and I could safely return back to the base camp.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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food. Our chef welcomed and greeted me with hot and tasty lunch, which I enormously
enjoyed!<br />
Until now, I considered the pain in my toes as a result of descend from the
mountain but unfortunately I got some frostbites which I probably inherited
after one winter bivouac in Slovakian Low Tatras.</span></div>
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dramatic scenery around us, I already didn't think about frostbites. </span></div>
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leaving those beautiful peaks mentally rested and filled with a new energy for conquering
myself again. I hope, that with a bit of luck, I will manage it some time
again. </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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driver didn‘</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">t leave straight away
but stood at the car and was curiously staring at me how I would managed it.</span></div>
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full of cans and other food on my shoulders, but from the site of my chest.
Then I put a completely packed 70 litres big rucksack on my back. By that I
fixed straps of my front rucksack so they would not slip off from my shoulders.
The big rucksack was too heavy so I had to fix its waist strap around my waist,
just above a money belt full of small but important things like cash, IDs or
passport. Finally, I put my second 40 litres rucksack on the top of a huge
suitcase with wheels and at the same time I started to drag my travel bag (also
on wheels) next to me by my other hand.</span></div>
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this staff on me, I have dragged myself to the railway station entrance, where
after checking my ticket and passport I had to scan all my baggage through a scanner.
I had to take off my entire luggage from my shoulders again, put it into that
scanning machine one by one and then on the other side pick up all five bags (I’ve
still haven’t mentioned a small bag with food and drinks for the train journey)
and repeat the entire loading procedure again.</span></div>
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weight a holder on my travel bag already broke so I could not pull it behind me
anymore but had to carry it in my hand. Fortunately, the suitcase was still
resistant against its weight. If even one of its wheel would get stuck I would
be sentenced to do ‘’double shifts’’ – moving 15m ahead, leave the suitcase
there and then come back for the rest of my luggage (God thanks it didn’t
happen).</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXr3MeViry-PyRI_eRjIxEVIsD3kDayqqDwN9I7s5Rsw5NqACi-lc4iQBjIGsvMBkI_Ne8siHPCIOEsV0Mbu8HC3TYyLVnINPARzO2DcKV-9QhiYz1LY5OlTL83XEOXAJZhzk-IdoLSA/s1600/IMG_1438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXr3MeViry-PyRI_eRjIxEVIsD3kDayqqDwN9I7s5Rsw5NqACi-lc4iQBjIGsvMBkI_Ne8siHPCIOEsV0Mbu8HC3TYyLVnINPARzO2DcKV-9QhiYz1LY5OlTL83XEOXAJZhzk-IdoLSA/s320/IMG_1438.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">I would never thought that weeks
of physical preparation are nothing in compare with the difficulty of travel
arrangement preparation, looking for sponsors, getting climbing permit, finding
an insurance company (which would insure me even for an ascent of 7500m high
mountain) and shopping for high altitude gear. You should try to manage all
this in a country, where you don’t speak their language, don’t understand their
writing even a word and finding English speaking Chinese is nearly mission impossible.
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<span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">The train
journey was not very interesting except the fact that it took three and half
days.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EsFR5lDjx4EdM2QJBKvO2ecNfB1O8oyu_XhUD7G8Kpp2KUR-gISq7zu6t4ncchnWbrLEny02BFg40x7FwLXTwvqYROrNknyp0XZp3tPuTfsf_WmAk05SRxqunF9lAlsRWwONPVHVmWM/s1600/IMG_1419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EsFR5lDjx4EdM2QJBKvO2ecNfB1O8oyu_XhUD7G8Kpp2KUR-gISq7zu6t4ncchnWbrLEny02BFg40x7FwLXTwvqYROrNknyp0XZp3tPuTfsf_WmAk05SRxqunF9lAlsRWwONPVHVmWM/s320/IMG_1419.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">What
was definitely more interesting, were train changings. To get on and get off
the train with heavy five pieces of luggage is an experience by itself. Of
course, it is not possible in once, but you have to do it in two rounds. Obviously,
you would not like to leave the baggage on the platform unattendant when you
are going back to the train for the rest of your luggage and on the top of it
there are at least ten unpatient Chinese getting on the train and pushing you
back inside.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcRCaPBGEwUdJRWS56liFCLl-gF17knaTj2B0-iyVYuzpPwH3HiDZNWNAoNwZkFXOJJlqBXLMXl8BjdbjnftK66Sh3kSXhhvJRoI-X5EPSC4Q9ceozSOwfCRMHh1ngBCQLmwAO8tfFTg/s1600/IMG_1435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcRCaPBGEwUdJRWS56liFCLl-gF17knaTj2B0-iyVYuzpPwH3HiDZNWNAoNwZkFXOJJlqBXLMXl8BjdbjnftK66Sh3kSXhhvJRoI-X5EPSC4Q9ceozSOwfCRMHh1ngBCQLmwAO8tfFTg/s320/IMG_1435.jpg" width="213" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Train
stations are designed not to let homeless people stay in and therefore all
exits from the train would lead you out with no chance changing a train
without going out of the station. I had to get down the stairs into an
underground passage, walk through 40m long tunnel which ends with another
staircase that I had to climb with my suitcase and all that to find myself
in front of the station anyway. Without any other option I had to climb another
stairs to get to the second floor entrance (I have no idea why all Chinese stations
have entrance on the second floors) where they would check your ticket,
passport and scan your luggage again. After all this, you would end up in a waiting
hall again with other hundreeds of commuters. All then the announcement board
showed me <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that my train is comming to
the second platform where I can only get through the underground tunnel
again...</span></div>
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<span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">But
the most interesting part of my journey was while travelling in a seating carriage.
Because of the late train arrival I had to rebook my ticket for a new
one and the only one available was for a seating carriage. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMBG4qjLNDirdy5PZ41XcpOLtYO7sT1-Jih8KOpRapznsPSVFcSMWFitBvYlYz8s7LGGfj4xIxwG3tgSE7hSqFGZ8gU3Z6z1AdTwzy8-ziq_zGiKQngPF5BzoHExloqqAEDwTk2-yrSg/s1600/IMG_1643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMBG4qjLNDirdy5PZ41XcpOLtYO7sT1-Jih8KOpRapznsPSVFcSMWFitBvYlYz8s7LGGfj4xIxwG3tgSE7hSqFGZ8gU3Z6z1AdTwzy8-ziq_zGiKQngPF5BzoHExloqqAEDwTk2-yrSg/s320/IMG_1643.jpg" width="213" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">There
are four classes of railway tickets in China – standing, seating, hard sleeper
- six beds open compartment, and soft sleeper -four beds lockable compartment.
Keep in mind that China is so big that you might travel just by one train even
longer than three days and then you may change for another three days journey
again...</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OwzMRtPpD9ZgcPWRDiFXmtsr7RIq0Sd2SX2HospBc8L4pyfxZfvxD72QLBXYSvmi8I5PIHuA5ThuAP69TzZoL2UFTVIsi8-SR5k46A6DQwh1SnJvuHVOBTnyfoKRSjCCC-KEa3ttsn0/s1600/IMG_1527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OwzMRtPpD9ZgcPWRDiFXmtsr7RIq0Sd2SX2HospBc8L4pyfxZfvxD72QLBXYSvmi8I5PIHuA5ThuAP69TzZoL2UFTVIsi8-SR5k46A6DQwh1SnJvuHVOBTnyfoKRSjCCC-KEa3ttsn0/s320/IMG_1527.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Standing
is allowed only in sleeping carriages and because the tickets for standing
are very cheap, these carriages are always full of people travelling for shorter
distances (please understand short distances could be up to 12 hours in China).
I only understood it when a train door opened and some people nearly fell off
the train. Probably the same surprise was on their side too when they saw me
with a huge suitcase and other four rucksacks and bags. I had thrown the
bags between them, left the suitcase and rucksack there and slowly started
to force my way through the crowd to my seat. Roughly in the middle of the
carriage, I found my place seated by a dad with his little boy, two
students sqeezed next to him, an old lady sleeping on opposite seat with another
student girl and between them probably a four years ald baby. Moreover, there
was a men standing between these seats and leaning his weight against a table
in the middle. Whole sceene was surrounded by everywhere scattered boxes, big
and typical stripped bags and some more suitcases that did not find place on
the shelf above seats.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccw205aO_Q17XbaJPEPFoLqGCGTu6QicRSLjTKQf8z8KsbbT10_vEHyvIGkWYPRyjiWmjsWR3RY6S0MQJXpmOqmuPgwQExv5Nx07-72ANuH_bp73XDXi6ALPKKie8iWCoxzF_X1wmeT4/s1600/IMG_1656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccw205aO_Q17XbaJPEPFoLqGCGTu6QicRSLjTKQf8z8KsbbT10_vEHyvIGkWYPRyjiWmjsWR3RY6S0MQJXpmOqmuPgwQExv5Nx07-72ANuH_bp73XDXi6ALPKKie8iWCoxzF_X1wmeT4/s320/IMG_1656.jpg" width="213" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">I even
didn’t have space to put my big rucksack so I ask for my seat (simply
showing them my train ticket and surprisingly they very kindly left one seat
for me) and I put all my staff on the seat, except a travel bag which
I sqeezed under the seat. Shortly, I was forceing my way through the crowd
again to get my left suitcase and rucksak. In those moments I was only
thinking where I would put that huge suitcase when I came back to my
seat again. After I step on nearly everybody’s foot and after pushing over
the same amount of people as when I was coming to my place for the first
time, I carried my huge suitcase in my arms back to my seat where I stayed
helplessly standing.</span></div>
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<span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Then,
by a mirracle, the standing man pushed suitcases on the shelf to the sides
with all his flyweight and I was able with his help to put my heavy
suitcase in that small gap. Finally, we pushed it with all our strength all the
way inside (I think that by pushing my suitcase inside, at least two other suitcases
had to fell off the shelf on both sides of this long carriage shelf).</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwNoRbn5ngBONv-WHGlUSA0saxXJwz0xQP9lEn8dkuulFjo8FeBVA73iKWH2WDZNPqVaHArafJsgkwQxeiEXWPusTO54WNGlSea8J00Fd6nu0JAwPFpnNc0QKmQF8rjdeJO-gXhZIM9M/s1600/IMG_1612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwNoRbn5ngBONv-WHGlUSA0saxXJwz0xQP9lEn8dkuulFjo8FeBVA73iKWH2WDZNPqVaHArafJsgkwQxeiEXWPusTO54WNGlSea8J00Fd6nu0JAwPFpnNc0QKmQF8rjdeJO-gXhZIM9M/s320/IMG_1612.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Standing
next to my seat where my bags were rested, I spent all my six hours
journey to my next destination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
was already awaiting me my next challenge – move from this carriage to the
sleepers carriage on the same train (please don’t ask why I had the
journey so complicated, because explaining it would take another half page and
I am sure I would not be able to explain it clearly enough...)</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYK9lwA3mNNxix1ZgyKaJhWvperj95bWyUDtZsBu_O6nUU90qn_RG07beJyGvuXN1vxO5W0yOnCBYgGrwSZ1DZeGjrmH2pFMTq5kL18elgHv6gh2qXRHB8LRxX6LFfoMLUJouAB86oiw/s1600/IMG_1708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYK9lwA3mNNxix1ZgyKaJhWvperj95bWyUDtZsBu_O6nUU90qn_RG07beJyGvuXN1vxO5W0yOnCBYgGrwSZ1DZeGjrmH2pFMTq5kL18elgHv6gh2qXRHB8LRxX6LFfoMLUJouAB86oiw/s320/IMG_1708.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">And
so, after six hours I had to force my way to the carriage door through I think
even more crowded train than before. All this again with two ways as I had
to came back for my big suitcase. Finally, when the crowd spewed me out on the
platform and I had gathered all my luggage, I put quickly everything
on me and started to run. Well, run..better to say I started half-crowling
through hundreeds of people trying to get on the train. Not deliberetaly, I managed
to hit maybe dozen of pople who were just staring at me and complitely
petrified. They didn’t give me a way even by moving 10cm (this ‚un-moving‘
experience I have not only from this on-platform-run experience but also
from other places in China).</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizky7GEmrR1mfCDoJTfTuF3e5MUsARc92yGVzBga-OsltUvjUSabL-tLg3lykyUjlUg1dAE9xQAzoMTKoJMIaw6fFbXQ95Fibx8aCylJ6L_97sZRc5FU63pHBiqjQhXcsRnCf4LB9z-KM/s1600/IMG_1576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizky7GEmrR1mfCDoJTfTuF3e5MUsARc92yGVzBga-OsltUvjUSabL-tLg3lykyUjlUg1dAE9xQAzoMTKoJMIaw6fFbXQ95Fibx8aCylJ6L_97sZRc5FU63pHBiqjQhXcsRnCf4LB9z-KM/s320/IMG_1576.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">The
trains in China are very long so they can take as many people as possible and
therefore it is not uncommon to see even 32 carriages long train (try to
calcualate it by let say 20 meters long carriage). I had to do my hardle
race to the front of train as soon as possible so I don’t miss the train
as I would miss the next train connections and other seating carriage will
be deadly for me. My seating carriage had number 27 but after stressfull and
exhausting run I finally climb into my sleepers carriage number 7.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmE9Zq99GnFGksLMlTlBYTtIZj3YReINARoGFByMCYqswdeuSU8EtY2jwXR1u7Z3dH7jsTtgttWpOoMK6bEXXxaZTazIrLNKCZYRSDt9atDtEqgyi1C2dQdR7YEJkLmSiRsRK3o0b0mTI/s1600/IMG_1675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmE9Zq99GnFGksLMlTlBYTtIZj3YReINARoGFByMCYqswdeuSU8EtY2jwXR1u7Z3dH7jsTtgttWpOoMK6bEXXxaZTazIrLNKCZYRSDt9atDtEqgyi1C2dQdR7YEJkLmSiRsRK3o0b0mTI/s320/IMG_1675.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">After
the experience like this, I considered all my other travelling a stroll
through a spring garden. Not anymore I had to pull my luggage for any
longer than 150 meters and even so only on flat surface without any stairs...
;-)</span></div>
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<span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">I met
(for the first time ever!) my climbing partner Phil on the station in the
second biggest province city Kashgar (surely, he didn’t have so much luggage as
me).</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT57FUsxSQtO-yjOlijpQ9Fan26rRHDlS8TTwfPLfBSlNxOZtq-mO5TaWQsQxm9MU-Izu139ZSRf2aTuHbevaZcWhvy4_BE6JyNTxpvhbC12_dXtMfyQBSQgEs5kSg4fjm7AIby6lvlHw/s1600/IMG_1560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT57FUsxSQtO-yjOlijpQ9Fan26rRHDlS8TTwfPLfBSlNxOZtq-mO5TaWQsQxm9MU-Izu139ZSRf2aTuHbevaZcWhvy4_BE6JyNTxpvhbC12_dXtMfyQBSQgEs5kSg4fjm7AIby6lvlHw/s320/IMG_1560.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Everywhere
presented soldiers with automatic guns scared us a bit (esspecially after
a sad story of shot climbers in Pakistan), but it was because of uprising
that had happend just a few days before we came there. That province wanted to
get separated from China so Chinese government sent army to sort things out...</span></div>
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<span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">The
organizers of our climbing permit and accomodation in the base camp took care
of us from this point onwards. </span></div>
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<span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Five
hours long journy between deep canyons with beautifully snow covered peaks
above us, knocked out all our pre-expedition stress and with our heads already
clear and fresh like the mountain air around us, we finally got under our mountain.
That was surrounded by yurts made from concrete...</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PHOYt2QxaitGSpfNQN0hPLpXZqE8SZ0dBGrccaehgu4avOiFKk7Uko0XF8Kly_Y7MaYYhlnYpAdg-5eOpjGMEMys9wCLF7cuTC_6ex4EhMl-cddOvxw-iekEgFWL4jcG0G1bY5DECZU/s1600/IMG_1821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PHOYt2QxaitGSpfNQN0hPLpXZqE8SZ0dBGrccaehgu4avOiFKk7Uko0XF8Kly_Y7MaYYhlnYpAdg-5eOpjGMEMys9wCLF7cuTC_6ex4EhMl-cddOvxw-iekEgFWL4jcG0G1bY5DECZU/s320/IMG_1821.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Muztagh
Ata, our climbing peak, welcomed us dressed into an orange sunset light. We
couldn’t wish for a nicer welcoming.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">IN THE PART II:</span></b></div>
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<span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">about frostbitten fingers and nose</span></div>
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<span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="SK" style="mso-ansi-language: SK; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">about broken toe</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-15877106783725950092013-07-17T09:10:00.003-07:002013-08-31T06:29:21.890-07:0017-07-2013 Back in the Base camp<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel><w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery><w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery><w:DocumentKind>DocumentNotSpecified</w:DocumentKind><w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>7.8</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Compatibility></w:Compatibility><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom></w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><br />
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<span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">’</span><span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">ve finally made it back to Base camp! With some small frostbites on my fingers and toes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">My mission is nearly complete - just go back to the Camp 1 for the last time to pick up some staff and tent which was too heavy to take at once today...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">However, it would not be so easy with my already black nails toes from </span><span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">frostbites while asscending </span>the summit yesterday. Thank you for all your support!!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-11805610189463852552013-07-16T08:09:00.001-07:002013-08-31T06:30:40.607-07:0016-07-2013 A miracle happend<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel><w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery><w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery><w:DocumentKind>DocumentNotSpecified</w:DocumentKind><w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>7.8</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Compatibility></w:Compatibility><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom></w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><br />
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<span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">A miracle happened and I concurred myself at 12.50 today!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">My feet stood at the top (7549m) but they were shivering from exhaustion!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I still don</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">’</span><span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">t know how I could make it! Now sleeping in the Camp2 but hopefully tomorrow I</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">’</span><span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">ll come back to the Base camp in the full health! </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-40289737705531249342013-07-15T07:44:00.000-07:002013-08-31T06:29:59.242-07:0015-07-2013 Camp 3 (6800m)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel><w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery><w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery><w:DocumentKind>DocumentNotSpecified</w:DocumentKind><w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>7.8</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Compatibility></w:Compatibility><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom></w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><br />
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<span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">The only black spot today was this evening when i didn</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">’</span><span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">t find my friend</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">’</span><span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">s tent and was kicked out from another tent... Finally I</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">’</span><span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">m in the right one now and can have some sleep for the final push already tomorrow!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-73919440963724414742013-07-14T08:37:00.001-07:002013-08-31T06:13:36.279-07:0014-07-2013 Back in Camp 2 <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel><w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery><w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery><w:DocumentKind>DocumentNotSpecified</w:DocumentKind><w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>7.8</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Compatibility></w:Compatibility><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom></w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><br />
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<span style="font-family: '宋体'; font-size: 10.5000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">After very exhausting trekking in snow and ice, I'm sleeping back in 6200m. Fortunately I found the tent where I errected it few days ago and so I can enjoy sleeping without freezing wind. My partner has broken his toe and had to return to Base camp. I will try to climb Camp 3 with another climber so I hope the weather will be good!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-51941992842410984012013-07-13T08:51:00.001-07:002013-08-31T06:08:33.482-07:0013-07-2013 Good luck!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel><w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery><w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery><w:DocumentKind>DocumentNotSpecified</w:DocumentKind><w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>7.8</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Compatibility></w:Compatibility><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom></w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]-->12-07-2013<br />
The last preparation before our summit asscend! And of course proper rest with tea in my hand and talk with other members of our Base camp. Nice..;-)<br />
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13-07-2013<br />
I have started my last stretch to the very top! Today it was Camp 1 where I've managed to bring few beers and peanuts to celebrate my birthday with other members of the team. After freezing temperatures in a tent I would try asscend to Camp 2 tomorrow. I hope the weather will be fine and I would celebrate also my succesfull return back! <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-49136443110297675372013-07-11T08:27:00.002-07:002013-08-31T05:59:31.564-07:0011-07-2013 Camp 2 10-07-2013<br />
I have achieved the highest point in my life today! It is still not Camp 2 but it is 6080m. And all that after very exhausting 10 hours climbing in steep slope covered by new deep snow. My two Russian climbing partners really helped me a lot by making a route in that new powder snow. Good night!<br />
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11-07-2013 <br />
At last in Camp 2 (6200m)! I put a tent there in the morning after a short climbing from yesterday's place. Then I made it all the way back to the sweet Base camp again. Tomorrow rest day! Hurray!!<br />
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08-07-2013<br />
This morning I've tested a route to the Camp 2 but I have only managed to get to the half. It was really and extremely exhausting. Afterwards I descend all the way to the Base camp again where I sleep tonight. <br />
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09-07-2013<br />
I have climbed back to Camp 1 today and my tomorrow
plan is Camp 2 where i want to stay overnight. Trekking from C1 to C2 is
probably the most dangerous part on the way to the top, and as I
experienced yesterday also very exhausting!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-1043955295132725732013-07-08T07:11:00.000-07:002013-08-31T05:45:12.676-07:0007-07-2013 Sleeping in 5400mThe last night we slept in Camp 1 (5400m) and I must say that it was my worst night in a tent ever! I didn't sleep properly, had little fever and small headache (probably from cooking on petrol stove inside the tent). Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-90957154733598238872013-07-06T22:57:00.001-07:002013-08-31T05:30:02.427-07:0006-07-2013 Camp 1 for the first timeToday's climb to the Camp1 was far more difficult than we thought! Probably 30kg rucksack took it's toll... But we made it and we set up a tent there. Ready for tomorrow's sleeping there...now back in Base camp for a proper peacefull sleep.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-26991249614205984532013-07-05T08:19:00.000-07:002013-08-31T05:24:54.356-07:0005-07-2013 Rest day in Base campRest day is probably the best time when you climbing high mountains :) And we enjoyed our very much! Only sitting on the sun, enjoying scenery and drinking tea... Tomorrow is waiting for us Camp 1 which will be 5400m...keep fingers crossed!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-36896094928809359312013-07-05T02:09:00.001-07:002013-08-31T05:25:32.608-07:0004-07-2013 Base CampI have got finally to the Base camp today! This, quite quick asscend ment some dizzy feelings in our team but we will acclimatize properly whole day tomorrow as we stay in base camp all day- the life is beautiful :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-75978667651350258772013-07-03T08:29:00.001-07:002013-08-31T05:19:47.518-07:0003-07-2013 Subashi - under mountainEven we still haven't managed it to the Base camp, we are very,very close with some beautiful views of mountain! But tomorrow is the day of Base! Finally our group includes Germans, Russian and other two Slovakian climbers! The world is really small...and happier now :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-89491037725588594712013-07-03T03:27:00.000-07:002013-08-31T05:20:08.370-07:0002-07-2013 In KashgarI have finally met my climbing partner in Kashi and after some final shopping we are ready to move under Muztagh Ata today! We've got some simple tent for food and stove for cooking, not too much choice here...only one outdoor shop in Kashi! Hope the weather will stay as good as it's now. Keep cross fingers for us!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-73231795437549563212013-06-30T05:45:00.000-07:002013-08-31T05:16:13.453-07:0030-06-2013 Train journey has started!My trip to destination has started! I'm now on three days train ride to Kashgar. If any of three train connections are not delayed, I should be there on Tuesday noon! Changing trains with 3 backpacks, 1 big suitcase and 1 travelling bag on wheels will be my first challenge! Will keep you posted!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340724725770517536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713786622179847166.post-78666509033111597922013-06-04T13:57:00.001-07:002013-06-04T13:59:11.564-07:00Story 06: Training weekend IV<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It's raining and raining...<br />
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ascend should start in exactly one month time and I sit at home instead of
going training out even if it is raining (what will I do then, up there in
-45°C when a snowstorm is ripping off my tent into half?). And therefore I am
making a desperate decision to go hiking onto very close mountain range where I
had been before. Therefore I know, that I would not have to wade through high
and wet grass and slipping down on red-mud slopes, but walking on a small dirt
road leading all the way up to the mountain top.</div>
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dark despite my strong night blindness (I calm myself with a thought that I
cannot go wrong way on a such wide road). My luck is probably having a beer
somewhere else because after half an hour I got another puncture on my
motorbike ('another' one because this was the third in the last 2 months). And
therefore I have to push my motorbike to the nearest service (fortunately,
there are plenty of them anywhere in China) and my late start is postponed by
another one hour. Finally, I got to the beginning of the dirt road and in no
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still better than trhough high and wet grass...</td></tr>
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It' s still quite wet, but my luck had finished its beer and
so the rain has stopped. However, my late start makes me walking so furiously
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break I am trying to keep the same tempo while loaded with small, but believe
me, heavy stones. After 5 minutes, the road starts with a steep slope and I am
completely wet even when it is not raining...</div>
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Even the road is a bit muddy and my bag push my back closer to
the road, that's all not enough to stop me get all the way to the top of this
mountain ridge. From here I can already enjoy the views over the city and
surrounding mountains. Completely wet and still catching my breath, I am
thinking how beautiful this trip would be if there is my two-wheels-friend IV under
me (number IV refers to how many bicycles have been stolen from me in 1.5 year
history...)</div>
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Following my nose I came to a road fork where I decided to
take the left one leading up to an opposite mountain top. I was lead in this deeply
sunk road between interesting stone formations and dotted around by more and
more graves. Thankfully to Chinese burial traditions I am moving between graves
even faster straight to the top of the mountain. The road doesn't finish here on
the top but it copies a terrain of the mountain slope and cut into its side, it
continues into far foggy distance. While walking I started to think<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that this road must definitely lead<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>somewhere, and with bit of luck it could be
some interesting spot and not just industrial state area sitting under the
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And indeed, after not very enjoyable walk on the wet and
half-muddy road I am starting to descent into woods and in short time I spotted
an interesting looking roof sticking out of the forest - I bumped into
abandoned Buddhist temple. A huge, main gate was conscientiously locked so my
curiosity ordered me to climb a bit high mud and rock fence surrounding the
temple. The temple itself was made from the same material and still in quite
good condition, but as soon as I had tried to climb on it, it crumbled under my
feet and hands.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Local graves in the mountains</td></tr>
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Those of you, who have climbed in heavy and robust hiking
shoes know, that it is like washing dishes in an ice hockey gloves! I felt
clumsy enough so I put my stone pendant off my shoulders and left it under the
fence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I finally climbed on the top
I saw that the worse trouble expect me on the other side of nearly 3.5m high
wall from which I have to either jump or fly off it. I still don't know until
now how I did managed to climb down this fence in my boots, but I think it was definitely
not very technical climbing style...</div>
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terraced courtyards sitting between beautiful temples full of colourful Buddhas.
Some of them were looking at me so unfriendly that I started to feel guilty and
pretending self-confidence I quickly took some photos and moved to another
courtyard (the heavy grey clouds and absolute silence only enhanced my gloomy
feeling). As I still had my luck with me, I found a back-site gate widely
opened on the other side of the courtyard...</div>
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Abandoned temple with strangely looking Buddhas and deeply
hidden in the forest was definitely highlight of my trip, but soon I had to
start thinking about my journey back (it was already getting dark ...). My
destiny was not to be happy over the nice temple for too long time, and I had
to test my trekking ability straight on the terrain. While climbing up the
steep slope I started slipping down on a muddy surface. Firstly very slowly,
but even with help of my hands I was unable to stop going down faster and
faster until my 'stone hearted' friends in my rucksack (with the exactly same
weight like the last week - 32kg!) uncompromisingly drug me straight into a cold
but soft mud. On top of it, one of the water bottle in my rucksack broke and
water covered all my bottom so with brown looking mud and wet trousers I looked
like a three year old child just waking up in the morning after a nice dream... </div>
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I don't really care about the latest fashion in the
mountains so I took this part as a 'taught training' and pretending that I
don't care being wet, I was quickly walking back down to the valley. After
sunset the forest sunk into pitch dark so with my night-blindness ability I was
trying to find not too muddy bits on the still wet looking road. Even I managed
not to slip again and came back to motorbike without any injury, my hips couldn't
say the same. Too tight hip belt from rucksack and too heavy load, made my hip bones
sore even with the slight touch so the bouncing heavy rucksack made my journey
back nearly an agony. <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
next week training will be with a pillow around my waist! </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">My
China remark IV:</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">You
have to have a good source of tolerance and patience to drive in China.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
Chinese drivers drives very slowly and very carefully and it has its reason -
you never know what other drivers will do. Cars cross the crossings on red
lights, they do U-turn anywhere - even on expressways, turn without turning
signals, they use horn on any possible occasion (this is even recommended in
the traffic rules), they drive and park on pavements, drive in the wrong
directions on one-way-roads, they use mobile or smoke while driving and the
right of way have a bigger or more expensive car... Even if you have a big
imagination you would probably not imagine what they can drive on motorbikes -
huge sofas, wardrobes, any building materials, cattle or all five (my counting
record) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>family members at the same
time...</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zX1O3LiZvYoLalWVYnTld_uTf7qEr6kfApXyrCazQoNO1Az9tELB3yggCUAWQNlRQxjVXS95adzPlVGrvHrg6nMOv0r06R_2GyT4K6ampp4C_s7Z77fOCRu_mHA2yJavhNlxrVJUizs/s1600/Mapa+04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zX1O3LiZvYoLalWVYnTld_uTf7qEr6kfApXyrCazQoNO1Az9tELB3yggCUAWQNlRQxjVXS95adzPlVGrvHrg6nMOv0r06R_2GyT4K6ampp4C_s7Z77fOCRu_mHA2yJavhNlxrVJUizs/s320/Mapa+04.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">When
I had looked at my weekend destination with google-maps eyes, I though
this would be the easiest training so far. Not at all, it was the most
difficult...</span></div>
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way from my computer to the place where my treking starts was exceptionally
easy, because I had been in those mountains before (who has leaved in
Kunming – and I think most of you did – knows that in those mountains is
one of the most popular temples, which is imbedded in high rock cliff).</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">However,
my attraction was not the temple but the mountain ridge, which is covered with
very scenic stone formations, more than 10km long. I followed my old rock
tradition and this time I except the rock I took also 4kg heavy water melon
and six 2litre water bottles (OK, I’ll mention two cans of beer only marginally...;-)
That evening, I weight my rucksack and it had 32kg! (Now you probably know
why this trip happened to be the most difficult for me...)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you spot some tourists with umbrellas?<br />..and guess why I chose that peak in the distance..?</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">I had
planned to follow the mountain ridge, to have beautiful views on both sides. And
so, I started my trek straight on the top of rock formations (also because
I wanted to train my walking balance on ’not-even’ surface). The plan was
good...but the reality was different: I was dangerously staggering on high
rocks every time when my ‚rocky friend in the bag‘ outbalanced me into every
possible direction. If you add the fact, that sometimes I had to jump from
one rock to another, that the rocks on their tops were sometimes only pinnacle
wide and that some of them measured over 3m, then you can imagine why the
travel of 1,5 kilometre took me 1,5 hour.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Finally,
when I got to the top of the mountain, I saw in the distance so
beautifully shaped hill that I fell in love with him on first sight. And it
was the moment when my next plan (that finally destroyed me completely) was
alive. I had jumped off the rocks and started to follow a footpath,
so I could get to my lovely destination as soon as possible (at this point
only 6km was dividing us apart).</span></div>
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you have ever did trekking in China – and I think most of you did – then
you know, that some footpaths are displayed on google aerial views but they don’t
exist in reality. Either, they are already covered with some vegetation, or
only they look as footpaths on the map (google and China are not in very good
relationship and therefore they don’t update maps very often). </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">While wading
through low thorny bush but high grass, I was thinking and calculating the
time which would take me to (this time already starting to be not lovely but)
unfriendly opponent. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was already late
afternoon and I still had to go the same way back. That could be on sharp
rocks or even more: after dusk, a suicide attempt and if I don’t hurry I would
have to stay camping in the mountains. Also, I started to feel tiredness in my
legs from playing badminton game the day before (btw.: badminton is the most
popular sport in China, even more popular than ping pong!).</span></div>
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opponent‘ surprised me again by not rising from the mountain massive on which I was
walking, but there was a deep valley dividing them and I had to
descent into it first. All that sum into fact, that I came under my ‚opponent‘
already a bit late (at 4.30pm!). The hill wanted discourage me also by how
steep it was and that he wasn’t shaved as it looked from a distance. However, after
a short hesitation (when I tried to calculate my time for return) I decided
that I would choose the challenge and I started to climb up following
an imaginary line straight to the top.</span></div>
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with thorns, high grass with hidden stones and dry branches, also very steep slope
(I was climbing also with my hands almost all the time which resulted in bloody
cuts on my skin – literary!) very soon took a lot of my energy and after
one and half hour of climbing I was still only in half way to the top. The
energy from me successfully sucked also my 32kg ‚rocky in the bag‘ which I was
still dragging on my sholders. And therefore, I had finally decided (this
time exceptionally cleverly) to give up this fight and enjoy the sweet melon on
a nearby rock formation (to be honest, I also wanted to eat part of
my heavy load from rucksack...)</span></div>
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came the time when I really had to go back (it was nearly 6pm in the evening).
Who has rested during some exhausting trekking knows, that after a small rest
your legs get double weight and change into iron poles. That happened to me as
well and while descending the steep slope I felt every muscle in my legs. </span></div>
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way back started to be time hunting challenge. Even I had already remembered
the way back, I still managed to get lost (I experimented with some ‚shortcuts‘...)
and the way back became longer that it necessary had to be. With every step I
took, I felt every muscle in my legs, after feeling every small stone under my
shoes, after feeling pain in my shoulders and back from heavy rucksack, I finally
got to the place where the wading through savannah ended and the look-like
footpath started. Only here I really believed that I would not have
to stay camping under the stars tonight. </span></div>
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any injury, but completely exhausted, I approached my motorbike already in
dusk. I still dragged the rock in my rucksack all the way home, just to
find out how heavy load made me so exhausted today.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Unfortunately,
I already know now that these ’rocky friends‘ will not say goodbye
soon....</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">You
have probably known that Chinese people are very</span> <span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">superstitious and they believe in lucky numbers. So
for example, a wedding (but also a new shop opening or moving into a new
flat) is always planned on a day, which was firstly portend by a witch.
That this is extremely important for them proves, that the weddings happen on
any day of the week including working days. There are only few ‚proper‘ dates
for wedding during the whole year (depending on both partners’ birthdays)
and they are strictly followed. However, the wedding consist only form supper
which is served in some decent restaurant and last only for two or three hours.
After that, all wedding guests go home…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The previous weekend took it’s toll and my
knees hurt together with my bonny back which couldn’t stand a bouncing heavy
rock on him again. All their protests resulted in slightly less weight of rocks
that I was planning to take with me this time. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This weekend destination (19.May 2013) was
nearly equally far as the last time but in completely opposite direction - I
went west, toward Anning Spa Spring Valley. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-SssfCjlf_6sh4wGsP8daUMaDyRWdgD5OFd7ezY5HhffDcsQBVan0ZDLPkWlRF0GlZXdp7rKBMp0YCVdwTPUHctkzSeOtbf7jlhPB4NYKaLKCKRurSy5_wc4rjs3GgPMZ_dzbmstBwY/s1600/IMG_7184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-SssfCjlf_6sh4wGsP8daUMaDyRWdgD5OFd7ezY5HhffDcsQBVan0ZDLPkWlRF0GlZXdp7rKBMp0YCVdwTPUHctkzSeOtbf7jlhPB4NYKaLKCKRurSy5_wc4rjs3GgPMZ_dzbmstBwY/s320/IMG_7184.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">GPS on my mobile ignored me
completely between all those surrounded high hills and I had to drive my
motorbike to the nearest village, check the destination and then go back to
‘wilderness’ again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As my back suggested
I didn’t took one big rock but instead I took a bunch of smaller rocks and accompanied
them with three 2-liter bottles and middle size but heavy enough watermelon (this
time definitely more delicious load).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The path started straight off from the main
road and I didn’t have to drive around to find any foot of the mountain as the
last week – I was in between mountains straight away. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And soon I was exploring
a small path going through the forest and next to few rice terraces again. This
time I planned to follow the path as much as I could and see where will I end
up, but already after 1 hour I lost my way and patience and I found myself rolling
through thick bushes and very old and dry rice terraces that were masked with
leaves, bushes and trees.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgsIOkv0BXh_MmvFf6eIf1d-1M4j3CQhUGiqNUJwOy4MwyDH6CDXh_24a8s9dZ1Iy1VIHOA0XidQ-uSS8bKaviMXkVcTxIU7tYtMcs_0-Z0CpU7FvoWVO2vg_N4v9ljSEPgf69Dx2CdQ/s1600/IMG_6949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgsIOkv0BXh_MmvFf6eIf1d-1M4j3CQhUGiqNUJwOy4MwyDH6CDXh_24a8s9dZ1Iy1VIHOA0XidQ-uSS8bKaviMXkVcTxIU7tYtMcs_0-Z0CpU7FvoWVO2vg_N4v9ljSEPgf69Dx2CdQ/s320/IMG_6949.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Small highlights however, were two shelters
that I found on the way – one made from the mud and another from wooden branches,
but both half devastated and deserted. One of them was surrounded by wooden
logs from which used to be prepared wooden charcoal in the adjacent mud-stone
stove. Wandering who was making charcoal coal all the way up here and how hard
must be the life for some of those local people, I left the site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The higher I was going the more spectacular
views were appearing under me and after some time I found myself out of forest
in a river-bed-like cannon that leads me straight to the top. The only company
up here was a herd of goats that starred to me without a single motion so for a
short while I was in doubts if they are really alive or only staffed figures (maybe
I was partly hallucinating from stove-hot direct sun and from the heavy
rucksack on my shoulders).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO29cJ7Pe8sH1iOtzA0tP54SzEygsmdAvVWm-0ZuqsKCqWG96CmYDvUhZLOAzA1w9WF1-gqWqvbP2_UfaPPOrIqd6I3qMfQbnMIviJeBRXvEQpAblE5lPppHSecAkqikSNJOjoK4paqZ0/s1600/IMG_7168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO29cJ7Pe8sH1iOtzA0tP54SzEygsmdAvVWm-0ZuqsKCqWG96CmYDvUhZLOAzA1w9WF1-gqWqvbP2_UfaPPOrIqd6I3qMfQbnMIviJeBRXvEQpAblE5lPppHSecAkqikSNJOjoK4paqZ0/s320/IMG_7168.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Only thinking about my all-day-effort reward
- the sweet and big watermelon in my bag (still bouncing on my bonny back with
every step I took) I had been still progressing to the top and looking forward
for my reward to be eaten soon. Fortunately, after not very long time I really
reached the top which surprised me with a view on other side of this mountain –
there was a small but nice village only half the kilometer away! That means
that after a long climbing and trekking away from civilization I was actually
coming back and closer to it...;-)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The top view was very beautiful and
everywhere where I looked, I saw picturesque hills and hills again. Dirt roads
were making their curvy and steep ways from valleys to the top of mountain and
then following the long ridge. And while looking at these strips across
mountains, I had got an idea that the next weekend I would take an off-road
bike trip through all those hills – that would be fantastic! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After some time that I took for rest, refilling
my belly and eating my rucksack load I took the way back. The rule that finding
the way from the mountains is much easier than finding it on the way up, proved
to be right again. After steep and small-rocks-slippery slope where I have to
descend sidewise, I got back to the forest where I found a buried pipe line and
by following it I got soon into a village which was not very far from my parked
motorbike (this time I parked it in a small forest so I didn’t bother to mask
it…).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The knee sleeves and proper hiking shoes
proved to be extremely valuable and after all day hiking I didn’t feel any pain
in my legs at all (however, the next day I felt that I have some muscles on my
legs as well….;-)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now, I am really looking forward to come
back here the next weekend but that time on my bicycle. It would be not just
enjoyable training but also great down-hill ride!!!</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">My China Remark II: </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Did you know that in China they cut the
whole chicken into soup (including head and feet) and with the all its bones? They
cut chicken into around 3x3cm pieces together with bones and boil it with
vegetable to make not so bad tasting soup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">However, sometimes you find floating chicken head with beak on the top of
your soup... And the most delicious chicken parts for Chinese are feet which they
boil / roast with everything, including nails...</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">When
you are about to take one of the most difficult physical challenges in your
life you need to really do some training. And because I promised that I will
train, then my first on-the-mountain training was done ‘already’ last weekend
(12.5.2013)</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">It
was not any mountain as high as I’m planning to climb, but I did my best and tried
to find for some high mountain range around the place where I live.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">After
more than an hour of looking and searching on google-maps and after trying to
figure out from aerial views where is some good mountain range for hiking, I
have finally decided to go east to the close, but <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not very big (in Chinese terms) and beautiful
lake called poetically Yangzong Sea.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">If
going on the peak is a physical exercise then finding a way to the foot of a mountain
is definitely an orientation challenge (especially if you don’t speak Chinese
and can’t read Chinese characters…). And so, after 1.5 hour driving behind
dusty and big lorries, on my Chinese local brand motorbike, I came into a small
village. There I drove through labyrinth of tiny streets that from the
beginning look only like driveways into shelters-look-like houses. Fortunately,
only after 30 minutes of way loosing and finding the way again, I was suddenly driving
on a full of rocks covered dirt road leading to my destination. As I was still hoping
to get a bit higher to the mountain, I was very soon stopped by extremely steep
path-way with big ditches crossing the road.</span></div>
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was a place where I parked and masked my motorbike with lots of leaves and grass.
There was a big rock next to my parked motorbike and because I felt sorry for
him to be alone I put him into my rucksack and with a big enthusiasm I left to
climb the mountains.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">My
enthusiasm was dropping with every time when I lost my way in the forest, until
I had made a radical decision to climb the mountain following an imaginary line
leading straight to the top. And so, very soon I was falling over branches,
trees and making my way through 1.5m high grass…not exactly what I thought I
will do this trip, especially when I was carrying 50 tons heavy rock and the
hot sun made me sweaty straight away. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">After
1.5 hour of crossing through this ‘jungle’ I suddenly found myself between
graves (Chinese people bury their relatives in remote places anywhere in the
surrounding mountains) which meant that there must be at least a small path leading
here. Of course there was and not only a path...so my all effort could had be
much smaller if I followed just dirt road all the way up here…</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Nevertheless,
very soon I was fallowing a small path which led me straight to the top and now
I could see that I am definitely not where I planned to be or thought I would
be...</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">However, the views around were very scenic and
I could see quite far on both sides as this mountain ridge was just rocky and
grassy without any high trees. Nice views to big Yangzong lake on one side and
to picturesque rice terraces under me on the other side, boosted me with more
energy and I was able to go few kilometres further straight on the ridge (some
short sit-downs and drinking pauses enhanced the beauty of this place).</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Finally, I got to the point where the ridge
was going down and the forest was starting again. I thought for a moment that I
will try to go through this bush again but coming clouds with a mist in a
distance persuaded me that hiking back in the rain would be not the best finish
of such a lovely day. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Therefore,
I had turn back and with my lovely stone in rucksack I started a race with quickly coming
clouds. Even that the winner was me (despite few drops that caught me for a few
minutes) I ended up completely sweaty but with a thought that I did good
workout for my soon coming life-time challenge…</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">I
was descending through steep forest again (this time on the path) when my knees
started to protest together with my feet as could be a result of my ‘trekking
shoes’ called trainers?</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">The
back pain followed shortly because it was not used to, to attack a stone in my
backpack (and believe me the stone is much harder than my bonny back). After
all these ‘small’ pains I managed it all the way back to the place where I
still found my this time not-stolen motorbike (China is not the safest place to
live bikes or motorbikes without a live guard watching).</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">You
might imagine how big relief it was to take the stone out of my rucksack and
how happy my back was afterwards. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Finding
the way back home is always much easier as finding way to never-been places and
therefore in a nearly no time I was having shower and thinking how beautiful
can be training for Muztagh Ata.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">I
hope this enthusiasm will last me for a bit longer…;-)</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Did you know that giving birth in China is
taken very seriously...and I mean very seriously!?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After a birth, the woman is not allowed
to leave her room for 30 days and every day she has to eat one whole chicken.
During the whole month she is even not recommended to take a shower and stay in bed, not watching TV or even working on a computer. Her husband
or her mum takes full care of her.</span></div>
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lies on China-Tajikistan border and it is just slight 5524 km from the place
where I live now. All that means that even that it's the same country it seems
the other side of the world for me.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">To
get there I will have to take a few hours flight to Kashgar and then few hours
bus or jeep ride on bumpy, steep, scary but scenic roads to the foot of the mountain. Unfortunately, this is a spot where I have to start 'climbing' on
foot. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Base
camp is set up in 4450m and from there we will set up a camp another 3 times with
the highest one in 6800m. The climbing is not technically difficult but we have
to be ready for all side joys as altitude sickness; frostbites or even sunburns; snowstorms or lack of oxygen. The temperature around the peak is about -24 degrees but because it is not enough for us
the wind makes it chilly to as much as -45.. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">All
this is enhanced by a thought that we will enter a death zone - zone where even
the most powerful helicopters can't fly to and you cannot expect any help from
outside the world. You can only rely on you and on your team mates.If some injury
happens in this altitude, the person can be dead within a few hours...People
cannot survive in this hostile places for more then 2-3 days due the lack of oxygen
and the high air pressure that makes your blood circulation too slow or your
brain swollen so much that it can be fatal...</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">But
better to stop with counting all the dangers and let’s focus more on how to prepare
for such a climbing to avoid all those joys mentioned above. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">The best what I
can do is to do a proper acclimatization – which means staying in the high altitude
for some longer time to let my poor body get use to it. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">And
what can I do now? Well, training and training is the answer, but this would be
as challenging as getting to summit because of my daily dose of 10 hours office
sitting... I promise, I will try my best!</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">And
the last but not least at all are my trip arrangements, gear preparations and info gathering.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Unfortunately, my attempt depends on finding money on the street, winning
a lottery or finding some sponsors – and now I don’t know which is the most unrealistic
from it. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Hopefully
I would get over all these primary but fundamental obstacles and will be able
to continue blogging even from the slopes of Muztagh Ata. Wish me luck!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Me,
my Irish friend and a Chinese guy are planning to undertake expedition to
Muztagh Ata (the 7509 m high peak on Chinese- Tajikistan border) and I would
like to share my experience with you!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">We
should start on 1st July 2013, when we meet in Kashgar (the nearest big
city to our peak) and so the time is running very quickly now!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">This
is so far my most challenging target and not just in terms of altitude but also
physical preparation and therefore I have started to train a bit...</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Not
that I am climbing 5000 peaks every weekend but I am trying to run 3-4 times a
week, doing some ‘bodybuilding’ exercise every day (who knows me must laugh
now!) and I try to dedicate my weekends for at least 9 hours walking in the
mountains around Kunming - my new location in BIG BIG China.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">My
next target – Muztagh Ata – will qualify me for the following 8 000m high peaks
expeditions that I want to join in the near future!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Except
planned radio interviews, articles published in travel magazines and notes on
public TV stations ;-) </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">my expedition achievement
will be possible to follow online on this live blog website and also on Facebook
and Twitter (the links will follow shortly). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Step
by step I will try to share my experience on how I am preparing for this
challenge, what I need to do before and even after (I hope) this challenge and I
will try to update this blog even during my peak climbing (via satellite phone)
so you can see where I am and what I am doing on my way to the peak!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Hope
you will enjoy my articles and updates; and I believe I would see you from 7500 m height!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">“It is not the mountain we conquer
but ourselves.” <br />
<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">-- Edmund Hillary</span></i></span><br />
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