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Journey to the Seventh Continent: My Expedition Cruise to Antarctica

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The Seventh Continent — a place where there were not too many people, even though cruises do go there. But “not too many” depends on what you compare it to :) So, Antarctica — an expedition cruise and what it’s really like. How much does it cost to visit Antarctica? Will there be penguins? And is there anything there besides snow and ice? I’ll try to answer these and many other questions in this story.

I had wanted to visit Antarctica for a long time, but it always seemed like something impossible to organize — and if possible, then extremely expensive. In the end, it turned out to be both true and not quite true...

North-West Romania - the best of Transylvania and Maramures

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Begining of autumn, not too hot, but still no to cold, first autumn colors and empty week - so the idea is to explore Romania by car! Unfortunatelly we have only 9 days total with the road from Krakow, so more or less 7 full days in Romania, what is possible to see in suchshort period of time?!

Manaslu climbing expedition - Solo

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Oops, I did it again.

3 years ago, after returning from the Lhotse expedition I said - NEVER AGAIN!

This time mount Manaslu - the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 8163 metres. As always, I have the ultimate plan - climb without oxygen and without a sherpa guide. So, in "solo" style (if we do not count other ~300 climbers on the mountain).

And as always something went wrong...

Solo Mont Blanc climb, classic route description

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There is a constant debate among climbers about which mountain should be considered the highest point in Europe - Elbrus or Mont Blanc. But having visited both peaks, I can say that the route of climbing Mont Blanc, even along the classic route, is much more interesting and beautiful than climbing Elbrus along the route from the south. And although Elbrus is almost a kilometer higher, I would advise anyone who is interested in climbing to visit Mont Blanc.

My express ascent of Mont Blanc

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Initially, the ascent of Mont Blanc was planned not along the classic route through the Tete Rousse and Goutera shelters, but along the route from the Refuge des Cosmiques through the three peaks of Mont Blanc - Mont Blanc du Tacul, Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc.

But a few days before the ascent, a cyclone came and a lot of fresh snow fell. Because of this, the slopes of Mont Blanc du Tacul became avalanche-prone and we decided not to take any chances…

Aiguille du Midi cable car and walks near the Cosmique shelter, Chamonix

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Aiguille du Midi is the highest cable car in Europe. There is an ascent only by cable car or along rather difficult climbing routes. And also from it (or rather from the plateau nearby) starts one of the popular routes to the top of Mont Blanc - Three peaks. We already knew that the route could be avalanche-prone now after a storm and with strong winds, but still decided to look at everything with our own eyes and clarify at the Kosmic shelter. They are still closer to the scene of action. And just spending the night at 3500m is not bad.

Description of the climbing route to Lenin Peak

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The route of climbing the classics through the top is separate

Driving to Lenin Peak along the classic route starts from the Base Camp, located at an altitude of 3,500 meters.

More precisely, several camps of various travel agencies are scattered on the ancient moraine of the glacier, but the whole area is usually called by one name - base camp, also known as bazlag or BL. There is still scant vegetation in the form of grass and there is still enough air to breathe in a normal rhythm.

Solo ascent to Lenin Peak, cost, documents and other details

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This article is written as a summary of all the useful materials I found in preparation for climbing Lenin Peak in 2016. It is not an instruction for climbing, and it is not the ultimate truth, it is just a generalization of some articles on this topic. Remember that staying in the mountains can be life-threatening, if you do not have enough experience, it is better to use the services of local guides and travel agencies than to add yourself to the list of accidents.

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