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Yes most of Borneo is jungle and mountains, but there are some big and modern cities as well. I arrived one of them today, Kota Kinabalu, largest city in the province of Malaysian Borneo, and surprisingly modern. But why am I here? Read more »

I was not very keen on returning to Cho Oyu this autumn, but Erik finally convinced me to give it one more try. While the weather kept me from summiting last year, a bad troath and chest-infection stopped me effectively at 7500 metres this year. But failing to summit is nothing compared to the fate of Guy. He never got down again. Read more »

Me and Erik arrived Kathmandu a couple of days ago. Tomorrow we will leave to Tibet together with the other members on Cho Oyu 2008 expedition. You can follow the dispatches here: www.fieldtouring.com/dispatches/cho_oyu_2008.php

When we crossed the border from Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan, it was like coming to a different world. From the dry plateau of Tajikistan to a green lush valley below Pik Lenin (7134m) in Kyrgyzstan. But what happened to our original plan? Read more »

The 3 weeks of travelling and climbing in Tajikistan was a completely new and different experience for me. From Dushanbe to Khorog, mostly along the border of Afghanistan. Then climbing a 6222m peak in the Wakhan corridor and finally along the Pamir Highway to the border of Kyrgyzstan. Read more »

A lot of unexpected things have happened during this Pamir expedition. First the Tajik police claimed that we had no permit to travel into the northside of Pik Karl Marx. So we had to travel all the way south into the Wakhan corridor on the border to Afganistan and Hindu Kush, to reach Pik Karl Marx from the southside. Read more »

Pamir and Central Asia has been on my wish-list for a long time, and June 29 I'm going to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan together with two other people to climb two big peaks. Read more »

Marrakech is the most interesting (and touristed) city of Morocco. An evening wandering around the lively square of Djemaa el-Fna is one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences. A must for all backpackers. I enjoyed every minute in Marrakech before and after my hike in the Atlas mountains. Read more »

Morocco is a wonderful destination, and I combined it with a hike in the Atlas Mountains and the highest summit Jebel Toubkal (4167m). My trip report is in Norwegian language only. Read more »

My travel in Chile is almost at its end. Last night was spent in Valdivia, where I told my budget to go straight to hell.... Read more »