moses peak #1

the trail up to moses peak literally started in someones backyard. the first two kilometres or so consisted of walking through tiny mazelike alleys running in between and under old wooden village houses. super cool. then, the path started to incline and we spent some time walking through some farmland terraces with waterfalls and plenty of animals and shepherds around.

that's when the soles of my newly bought shoes just straight up fell off. pakistani quality, there's nothing worse in the world. duct tape didn't help much, so two of the guys went back down to the village and came back with a tube of glue. that didn't really help either, but luckily i had brought my snow cleats. i strapped them on and they actually held the soles in place for the rest of the hike.

after about two hours of walking, i noticed i was really unwell. not just feeling weak like usually with food poisoning, but now also lightheaded and with hard stomach cramps. i got myself together after a couple of minutes, popped a painkiller and a fever pill and managed to make it to the first camp. decided that if i wasn't feeling better the next day, i was going to have to go down.

i had really strong fever that night, but actually didn't feel that bad in the morning, so on we go.Read more