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UIAA Global Youth Summit - Mt. Kazbek

by Thomas Boesgaard

2008 expedition

143 photos · 372 views
Our choice of transportation
Mette and Anders chit-chatting
Inside the bus
Getting water for the bus and the passengers
Minus grill...
Mineral formation
Orange and white
Arriving at Kazbeghi city
The standard of the streets matched the cars...
Gearing up
These horses carried the heavy gear from first to second camp
So much green - it was very beautiful
Anders in deep thought
Mette in deep thought
Zura - our expedition leader
Behind the fog was Kazbek
Anders has just crossed the glacier-stream
Zura balancing on pointy rocks
Everybody passed without incidents
Cloudy view of Kazbek
Flowers taller than Kazbek
Thistle
Second camp
Blue dress mathcing the blue tarp
Ariving at the glacier
Anders geared up for the glacier
Mette looking forward to som glacier-walking
The last groups crossing the glacier before the Meteo-station
Miguel the spaniard
Mette resting outside the Meteo-station
Looking out...
More resting
Meteo station and a pile of trash
Garbage handling was non-existent...
Duelling cameras, and a view of the icefall
I survived on trail-mix...
Me with Kazbek in the background
The kitchen at the Meteo station
Dinner...
The fog is coming in
Crevasse - the dog
Breakfast
The meteo-station from above
Acclimatising hike and snowtraining
Anders
Ice axes...
Trash
Mette fixing her crampon's
Noodle soup and white bread
Bulgur was second course for dinner
Anders
The sleeping quarters
Getting ready for the walk to high camp
Mette at the start of the glacier-hike
Plenty of opportunities ro rest and photograph
Lot's of stonefall there
Mette happy about moving to the high camp
Large icefall
A tired second group
Anders is trying to escape the sun
Resting and eating "Zura"-style
Eating Good & Plenty at height
Relaxing in the tent
The whole camp
Relaxing in the tent
Playing "solo" with peanuts
Mette's wet boots
Getting ready for the climb to the top
Ten minutes after starting in the shade, we were in the sun
Me
Nice hard snow
Nice view with Elbrus in the background
Two more teams from the group
The two guides in our rope
Anders and Elbrus
Mette on the summit of Kazbek
Anders on the summit of Mt. Kazbek
Our strong guide
A view of the toppart
Our camp from above
Tent one night 10 Lari
Maybe I'm touchy, but I found some place outside...
A not so nice part of the glacier
A camp beneath the hut
Waiting for order to go...
Food supplies
Meteo kitchen
Survivor dog
Russian sign
That thing on the back - why?
Windy and cold
Flower fields
Easy terrain...
Tired?
Anders showing his softer sides
Spectacular view
So much green
Gergerti trinity church of Kazbeghi (ყაზბეგი)
Georgian women picking flowers
Final walk to the bus
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