An average lad, born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Following a failed rugby career before it even started, left the Emerald Isle in 2006 - backpacked around South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, worked on Sydney construction sites, sold juice on Bondi Beach, moved to London and returned to University. Wound up in Dubai UAE and founded The Physical Training Company & A Life Of Education.
Hopefully through this channel I can bring some visual inspiration and share my experiences with you to make it easier for you to feel confident pushing your boundaries, because if I can do something, you can too.
This is nice. I am planning Elbrus for September 2025. Did you take this entire video and pics usong cellphone camera? Or did you use anything like go pro cam?
Ah yes, Everytime my body shuts down because it gets reminded of something in my childhood that I don't even actively remember it's because I think about it too often. Just shut the fuck up if you don't know what you're talking about. PTSD is quite literally a somatic disorder, which means skipping the thoughts and emotions and going right into physical reaction. You are invalidating people with that disorder and making it even more dangerous for them out there if their colleagues and friends start believing this shit you're putting out into the world.
Pit Viper. They're awesome but I was not quite sure if they were cat 4/5 ready to prevent snow blindness so I brought the boring pair for the snow-days.
Any list of equipment that you recommend? Any list of food/bars/water etc which you recommend? DAY 2: Acclimatisation Hike to Cheggat & Kit Rental - how many kilometers this was? are there any drastic oxygen level changes you observed, how much weight was in your bag? what was the approximate temperature? DAY 3: Moving onto the Mountain Night at Cheeper Azau Hut 5 hours day how heavy are the boots? DAY 4: To The Ice Lake @ The Heart of Elbrus DAY 5: Snow and Ice Training Did you walk here for sometime/kilometers? Any specific weight that will need to be carried? DAY 6: Summit Night What was the temprature like? How many kilometeres and hours here?
Hi there, if you contact the team at hello@summitexped.com, they'll be able to better answer your questions on the equipment. Usually if you're worried about distance and weight in your bag, you're probably not training enough. Basic strength training and walking with a back pack and for a couple of hours during the week and at least a 4 hours hike once every couple of weekends with a pack filled with water bottles and snacks will help you. You're going to have to walk for 9-12 hours on summmit night so the other distances are not worth worrying about. Our temperatures were in the minimum minus numbers degrees celcius, but you need to prepare and dress for it to be -10/-20 degrees if it's windy and stormy. Boots: I wear La Sportiva G2s. Google them or marmot double boots
Not compulsary but it's recommended, they take a lot of the weight of your upper body and back pack and help with stability going up and down steep sections. You can rent them from most hotels/tour operators when you get there.
Did this route this year in late Jan/Early Feb and had incredibly clear weather the entire time. Watching this video makes me wish I took footage too 😅 what an incredible experience
Great to hear, so glad you had a good time, it's always nice to record a little diary cam even if you don't post it you can look back on the trips you do. :)
Lots of long hikes with altitude, but no international airfare and 3rd world accomodations to say I was at the start of Everest. It's hardly an accomplishment. Glad you enjoyed it though.@@fritz4345
Thanks for sharing your experience! Sorry if I missed something, but which month of the year did you go and what was the coldest temperature? We‘re planning to do EBC next year.
We were there in early October. Weather was ok for most of the days, one day it rained all day. The night time the temperature drops below 10 degrees celsius, for us if night time dropped below zero it wasn't much.
Hi. I have a few questions about the logistics. I think it's possible to fly there via Georgia or Turkey - is that the route you took? Also as Russia has pretty much been 'deleted' by 'The West' How did you pay for things (Without a working credit/debit card etc.)? Cheers. I am hoping to go this summer 2024.
Hi mate, thanks! Physically it's possible to to do the expedition with no experience, because it's just walking. There is a steep section where you'd be roped in to stop you falling down the mountain or into a crevasse. You can rent all the equipment there & a good guiding company will educate how to strap on crampons, harness and train the group in self arresting and how to walk on the snow. There is a lot to learn quickly if you have no experience but if you're competent and a good learner (without being cocky) you should be fine. I'd personally recommend something like Kilimanjaro or an expedition with a long summit night because that's the real challenge and much easier & safer with experience.
Hi Bro nice video ... do we need to carry the main sack with us from the day 1 trek till summit? or there is any other system ? actually in mount Kilimanzaro we trekked with day pack only...and may i know which month you went ? actually I would like to prefer 1st week of june....will it be fine ?? pls let me know...thanks in advance.
Hi there, we went in July, we carried all our bags ourselves all the way to Leaprus huts then summited with just day packs. There is cable cars you can use so you just need to carry it short distances if you take the cable cars.
Hi there, thanks for putting the video together, much appreciated! If you have a moment, I have a couple of questions to ask regarding Meru. I am planning a Kili trip this coming Sept and was planning to acclimatize on Meru prior to. My plan is to only do day hikes starting from Momella Gate and then return to Arusha to sleep. 1) Can I enter through Momella Gate and obtain a day pass? 2) Is it mandatory to have a guide for a day hike up toward Miriakamba Hut? 3) Do you know if you can ride a motorbike up the service road to Kitoto viewpoint. Is this road public or just for Park Staff? Thank-you, Glenn
In the park there's wild buffalo, giraffes and all sorts of monkeys, so you definitely need a guide or at least to be accompanied by a ranger because the ranger carries a rifle for protection against the potential danger of a wild buffalo charging. As far as I know they are not public roads because of the risk, we saw only game viewer vehicles and park 4x4s
Did you know about the amazing high trail via Mong La - Phortse - Pangpoche? This High Scenic Trail offers vastly more impressive views high across the valley and Tengboche, lots of wildlife and practically no other trekkers. Takes the same amount of days as the standard Tengboche route, monastery can be visited on the way down.
