Corax,

how did it go in Arg???

Peter

Hi!

Does anybody know

- whether one needs Liaison Officers for Afghan 7000 m peaks
- what current 7000 m peak fees are in Afghanistan?

Cheers,
Peter

Hi! Anybody been to Ararat recently? How is the permit and bureaucracy situation at the moment? I am especially interested in the routes from the North. Other question - I have an Armenian Visa from last year in my passport - is it adviceable to send the ID info of my second (no stamps in it) passpo...

Hi! I am a big fan of the southern Caucasus, but might make my way to the Russian part some day, too. Does anybody have a clue whether there are any demanding routes (AD or so, preferably skiable ice/snow routes) on Elbrus, that are also away from the crowds? Mixed stuff and alpine D´s ARE OK too. H...

Hi! For everyone heading to Tupungato soon: I noticed that the permit info on the Tupungato page is not up-to-date anymore. Here is procedure as of Dec. 05 (we climbed Piuquenes, which requires the same procedure): 1. apply (possible via internet - http://www.difrol.cl/index3.htm, link at bottom of ...

Hi!

Just flew over the Andes - still lots of snow, but Horcones valley looked free of snow all the way to BC.

Cheers,
Peter

Hi!

Good, ready to head to Argentina. And you?

I know Janne was on Bezengi, but I am not sure whether he was in the Georgian part.

You have pics from your trip back then? On the Russian pages I can only find pictures from the Russian side. But I will keep searching.

Cheers!
Peter

Hi!

Anybody been to Svanetia and has climbed there? Any info would be appreciated.
We went to Georgia last spring, and are aware of the dangers and complcations that Svanetia involves, in-depth infos would be useful though.

Cheers,
Peter

Lofoten and More og Romsdal in Norway come to my mind. Lofoten is especially interesting, I assume there are unclimbed lines left.

Google around, there is stuff on the internet, and a guidebooks to climbing in Lofoten, as far as I can remeber....

Cheers,
Peter

Gotamart,

Muztagata is a bit too crowded for me - the normal route at least.

Which route are you going for?
How much did the pemit and up costing?

Gotamart,

I have the same problem, but for the Pamirs - no partner.
Maybe we could climb and ski together in the Pamirs or Tien Shan? see also here http://www.summitpost.org/show/mread.pl ... 7&t_id=808


Cheers,
Peter