When I received a phone call from Tom earlier this year asking if I wanted to return to Central Asia and climb a new objective this summer I couldn’t say no. With only two days climbing out of a planned 12 during last year’s trip it felt like we had unfinished business in Central Asia.
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Kyrgyzstan Expedition 2021 Trip Report
Trip report from the team’s exploratory climbing expedition in the Kuiluu Valley in the Tian-Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan.
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Advice for Your First Expedition
I reached out recently to several friends and the good folks in the UKClimbing forums and asked them if they had any advice for someone going on their first expedition, in my case the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Here’s what they suggested.
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The Road to Kyrgyzstan: Part One: The Plan →
Kyrgyzstan was always one of those countries on the periphery of my imagination. A land inhabited by fierce horsemen and towering snowy peaks. When several friends recently returned from climbing there telling tales of a land ripe for exploration I knew I had to go. My interest was piqued.
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