Pat Deavoll’s ‘An Afghan Adventure’ Part 2
Over the next ten days we did our best to acclimatize ourselves to the altitude before making out summit attempt. I’m never the best acclimatizer, and neither is Christine, but [...]
Over the next ten days we did our best to acclimatize ourselves to the altitude before making out summit attempt. I’m never the best acclimatizer, and neither is Christine, but [...]
Berghaus introduction:
Berghaus athlete Pat Deavoll is based in New Zealand and recently travelled to Afghanistan to attempt to climb the NW Ridge of Koh-e-Baba-Tangi (6515m). Here’s how she got on [...]
Only five days to go before we leave for our Koh-e-Baba-Tangi expedition!
We are busy packing, endlessly discussing what we can and cant take dependent on our limited baggage allowance, what [...]
There’s been a couple of troubling things happen recently that have a vague connection to my upcoming trip to Afghanistan.
The first is the Greg Mortenson exposé. Greg was something of [...]
Tuesday 22nd February: I left work at around 12.30pm to go to the gym, as I do most days. I was driving when a friend called me to meet her [...]