After the ski expedition to Chumpe and my visit to Manu National Park, I went to a place I have become quite familiar with in the last couple of years: Huaraz. Conditions were supposedly very good for skiing this year…
In recent years I have visited Peru, Huaraz more specifically, several times for skiing. Together with Ale, an Italian mountain guide living in Peru, I managed to ski several mountains in the region. During our last adventure we discussed the…
I have been coming to Bansko for several years now and thought it would be nice to spend 5 weeks to get my legs going while skiing with friends and enjoy the local culture at the same time. Over the…
In the last decade I have visited the Écrins on multiple occasions. In 2014 I skied couloir Est de breche Cordier in perfect conditions, probably the best run of my life. I have visited la Grave a few times, some…
In November 2013 I hopped on a so-called ski cruise, a boat full of skiers with the Antarctic peninsula as destination. After a few days of sea sickness I finally arrived at the White continent in order to ski some nice lines. Well, that’s what I was told and therefore what I was expecting. Unfortunately the terrain I got to ski was by far not as interesting as I had been told. Nevertheless, there was a line or two worth mentioning. And the scenery wasn’t too bad either…
In December 2013 I skied Cotopaxi, undoubtedly the most famous volcano of Ecuador. This 5.897 meters high mountain is not the only volcano that can be skied around the equator though. With Cayambe, Antisana and Chimborazo this small country has…
In 2013 I had visited the South of Peru. The Inca trail with a beautiful finish in Machu Picchu and the city of Arequipa were the highlights during that trip. Huaraz, the base for trekking – and climbing expeditions in…
In 2017 I traveled for about 6,5 months with my skis and part of the plan was to ski in Bulgaria. I arrived in Sofia in the beginning of March of that year and explored the Balkan region but, due to bad conditions, I did not ski in Bulgaria. Instead, I went ski touring in Kosovo and Greece. The mountains of Bulgaria have been in the back of my mind ever since and this year I have spent a week in the end of March for some exploration of the Rila and Pirin mountains.
Last year I rode a chairlift in Goderdzi (Georgia) together with Jesper from Denmark and we discussed our skiing plans for the near future. We found out we were both inspired by “Skiing around the world“, a fantastic book written by Jimmy Petterson, and as a result we were skiing as many different places as we possibly could. I like to say I’m seeing the world through skiing since the cultural experiences one gets by skiing in exotic locations are simply invaluable. Jesper and myself had never skied in Russia which made things pretty simple, either Kamchatka or Siberia was on the agenda for the next year!
The last weeks I have been traveling around Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have all showed me some amazing culture and landscapes. The landscapes showed me the potential for ski mountaineering. After all the sightseeing, a trip with my skis into the high mountains of Kyrgyzstan seemed like a great adventure!
