So after a few rest days, and unfortunately with two members left due to sickness and personal problems, we finally started our ascent with a […]
Broad Peak update : travel to Concordia pictures
It was easy to get our permits apparently. it took hours instead of days which meant we could leave Skardu a day earlier, making up […]
Broad Peak day 4: travel to Askole
It was easy to get our permits apparently. it took hours instead of days which meant we could leave Skardu a day earlier, making up […]
Broad Peak day 3: arrival at Skardu
It’s 4:30 when the alarm rings. I slept like a rock, despite the noise in the streets. At 5:10 we’re on our way again. The […]
Broad Peak day 2: by car apparently
And so the journey continues… by car though, instead of by plane. While checking in at the airport, it was suddenly announced that the flight […]
Arrival in Islamabad
We arrived! But it wasn’t easy. My trip started with a cancellation of my train due to personnel shortage. Following a detour I got an […]
Changing one sport for another
Sometimes it is time to stop. And I stopped on two occasions. I quit a semi-professional skateboarding career in favour of a full dedication to […]
Sharing the room with Tutankhamun
It is funny how posters and movies can alter the course of your life, or at least have a large impact on you. My bedroom […]
The unforgiving jungle of French Guiana
There I was…about to run out of fuel in the middle of the jungle. The red fuel light was on for a long time now […]
Being rescued at La Grave
It typically takes two or more faults for things to go really wrong. Spacecraft are normally designed to be fault tolerant. If one system fails, […]