Trip story · 28 June 2025 – 29 June 2025
Dushanbe – One More Piece of Paper
We left home on 27 June at 9:00 in the morning. The next day, also at 9:00 but now local time, we were in Dushanbe.
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Trip story · 30 June 2025
Through the Anzab Tunnel
As soon as we had all the paperwork, I messaged Amro to say we were ready to go. A moment later he picked us up outside the hostel.
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Days 1–2 · 1 July 2025 – 2 July 2025
Alaudin – 2 Passes and a Turquoise Lake
We gathered our stuff and headed for Lake Alaudin. There were supposed to be small campsites there too. We passed the first and walked along the shore to check out the next one. We pitched…
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Trip story
Five Days of High Pressure
A rare five-day window of good weather sends us towards Fiordland, its diorite rock and a mountaineering mission on Tutoko.
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Day 4
Eight Metres of Rope
Seracs, rock pitches and a knife-edge snow ridge lead us to Tutoko’s summit. On the descent, eight metres of rope between us become crucial when I lose my footing.
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Day 5
Missing
We descend towards the Tutoko valley with aching knees and find the river much easier to cross. Then a helicopter lands ahead of us: Search and Rescue has been looking for us.
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Trip story
A Wasted Sunday
At the police station in Te Anau, we discover why our five-day climb triggered a search. A shared acquaintance changes the conversation, and a later meeting in Wanaka fills in the final piece.
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Day 1 · 27 January 2016
My Boots Were Drifting Away
A swollen river sweeps me off my feet and sends my boots downstream. A waterproof Pack Liner and a fallen log help turn the first day into an unexpected riverside bivouac.
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Day 2 · 28 January 2016
A Rock Bivouac with a View
We push through dense bush and climb the steep bluffs above Leader Creek, finding a cosy rock bivouac with a view of Tutoko.
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Day 3 · 29 January 2016
Sit in the Sun and Be Happy
We find a place for our tent beneath Tutoko’s south face and study a passage through the seracs. While Willi builds the platform, I sit in the sun and watch the mountains disappear into cloud.