Back when I was a kid, in my small hometown in Romania, all of my friends were obsessed with football. Since I never identified with the game, I felt left out and thought “I’ll never find an activity I love”.
Fast forward to my early 20s, after I finished reading Bear Grylls’s ‘Mud Sweat and Tears’ -something clicked. I was a Mountaineer. I might not have climbed any mountains yet or knew anything about what it takes, but somehow every cell in my body believed it.
I made this channel to share my experiences and hopefully someday inspire fellow unaware Mountaineers out there to reach new heights of their own.
I love low budget travelling! Even if I don't have to do it, this way is just much more fun for me. I climbed Mr. Kazbek this year and the whole trip costed less than 500 euro, including flights from Poland to Georgia. This of course doesn't include all the gear, but for me, it was mostly Decathlon stuff, which is not that expensive. Last year, I want to Swiss Alps for few days to climb some 4000-ers, and all the costs were below 200 euro. Tatra Mountains are also extrealy cheap, when you know where to find a free parking.
@@jpk91 The planning is quite easy. Just fly to Georgia, take a bus to Stepantsminda, hike to Meteo base cam, acclimatize and wait for good weather for the summit push. We were 4 people team, without a guide. Carrying all our gear and food, sleeping in tents. After a successful climb, we spent 2 more nights in Stepantminda in some extreamlly cheap guesthose (about 8 euro per night for one person). I have a long video about all these things on my YT channel, but unfortunately, it's in Polish language.
The roof of the Americas.. Mount Aconcagua (South America) is the highest peak in the Americas, in the Western and in the Southern Hemisphere. The name Aconcagua comes from the native South American language Keichowa (Quechua) and means "the stone sentinel". ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wish I’d seen this a fortnight ago. Heading to Nepal too and ended up using BMC as all the ones I checked were similar priced or more, was shocked how much it was.
Excellent advice there! We recently returned from 2 weeks in Saas-Grund (which turned into nearly 3 due to flooding destroying the road). We thought going by train would be worth trying & looked cheap but it ended up costing a lot because due to health issues we did not book until 2 or 3 weeks before we went. Buying all valley food from CoOp or Denner midi-marts cost us £30-£40 per day. Camping for 2 people with two small tents was 48CHF per night! We did get 4 x 4000m mountains done though, not bad for old blokes. We joined AAC too.
I don't know how old you are or anything, I just wanted to say that the oldest person to climb Everest was 80 years old. And that's Everest! Even if you're "too old" for that, you're almost certainly not too old for something like Gran Paradiso or Bishorn :)
I usually just lurk and watch the videos but this is the perfect video for someone like me so I really appreciate you making it. The one comment I left before was on your Aconcagua sea to sea video about you inspiring me to start mountaineering and my first trip is in less than a week! Excited to go and if I one day make it to a real significant summit I’ll be giving you credit, thank you for documenting your own journeys!
BMC but it is expensive but the yearly cover is better value. And its sport AND travel insurance . It did used to be better value but Im sure there was some incident with a celebrity which cost the underwriter a fortune (something like that). Anyway, isn't AAC limited rescue only , no travel insurance benefits ?? The whole insurance thing is a snake pit, to properly compare you need to read war and peace.
BMC take the p1ss...plus gotta pay to join them before they even sell you cover. Company “True Traveller” is very good...I’m using them for climbing in Nepal.
7 days Zermatt. Stayed on the camp site for 7 franks a night. a lift pass for hikers around 250 franks, lasts 6 days. Shopping can be done at a cheap supermarket (you have to look for it though) Cheap beer at the wine store in front of the camp site or pizza and beer at The North Wall Bar 😁Coffee at huts is usually not that expensive. In total I spend 600 euros for a week (and that included the bus journey from Holland to Zermatt)
Knowing when to hire or not to hire a guide can make a big difference, especially in the Alps. Join local clubs and build up a list of contacts for climbing partners. You can do a one day course in roping up and crevasse rescue and head out by yourselves on easy routes. Repair gear instead of buying new stuff. Boots can be re-soled. In Switzerland, consider investing in a half-fare card for public transport. It's expensive but very quickly pays for itself. Youth hostels are also really good in Switzerland. In France, the Illico Liberte card is also worth getting for reduced train costs.
Let us know your top tips for climbing mountains on a budget! P.S. On Patreon we'll make every future guide based on community requests. In these guides you'll find the GPS route, accommodations we stayed in, logistics (where we stayed, transport, etc), gear rental, our own advice, and much more.
13:45 "Bezpieczny Kazbek", Its "Safe Kazbek" rescue medical team from Poland saving another hiker. GJ guys. Permanent base there sine June till September.
Man, I think you're my new hero. I've been battling upper back issues for three years now, but I also love sea to summit as an ethos. Nothing on this scale, more like Mt Olympus, or others I can do as a day hike. Aconcagua from the Pacific blows my mind...
Thank you for the lovely comment 🙏 Mount Olympus from the sea would be SICK. I remember being in a taxi that drove steeply uphill for a looooong time before we even got to the entrance. I hope you do that mission one day 👊
@@netshutup2339 I don't remember exactly, section 2 is the longest and hardest (due to the duration and constant overhangs). Section 3 was the shortest.
@@VietNguyen-ce6el 4:30/5AM. The hut warden will tell you the night before. We had an earlier start because we had to pack the tent.I think we arrived back in Zinal in the afternoon, around 2-3PM maybe
Nice coverage, hopefully will be also standing there one day? What is the mountain @14:10 ? Looks quite "hikey", maybe a good start for newbies like myself?!
Signalkuppe (4,554m) where the highest mountain hut in Europe, Capanna Margherita, lies. If you go on the channel (2 videos behind this one) you can see the video I made on climbing that peak over a 3 day trip. Thanks for watching!
Great job - independent hikes are the best! I wanted to ask why you didn't leave your tent and some of the camping gear in it during the summit attempt and then collect it on the way back? Thanks :)
Thanks for watching! We left most a lot of stuff behind, like sleeping bags, stove, etc. Had my tent with me because it costs a lot and would rather carry it than have it stolen 😅
It's completely different. Bishorn isn't technical at all and there was just one visable crevasse the whole way. From memory the glacier on Gran Paradiso is filled with big crevasses, it's also changing a lot year to year and is difficult to navigate (at least from Rifugio Chabod where I climbed it from). Gran Paradiso also has that airy section at the end which is super exposed and you can't afford a slip. Both great peaks though!
Looks like you did the winter approach to the Cabane the Tracuit, which is way longer, from Zinal you could go straight up, it is steeper but definitely shorter. Not great in winter with skies, but fine in summer.
Equally best and worst day of my life. Just kidding. Thanks for an amazing couple of days Capitán. Unforgettable and so well captured! Until the next one ❤️
I can understand your reasoning 😁but doing the Breathorn gives a bit more "security" because it is so close to everything and that can be a comfort for a novice (like I was when I did the Breithorn)
