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Moe Al Thani | Arriving at Cheget
First Qatari man to summit Mount Everest and to climb the Seven Summits.
First Qatari, Mount Everest, Entrepreneur, Qatar's royal family, Mountaineer, Brand ambassador for Reach Out To Asia, Founder of musafir.com, Sharjah Paintball Park, Grab n’ Go, Al Nawras Hospitality, Tamween Catering
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22 August
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Arriving at Cheget

admin   |   7Summits, Elbrus   |   3 Comments

We woke up at 7 and dragged our bags down for a nice breakfast, before heading to Cheget in the Baksan vally where we will spend the next 3 days acclimatizing. During the 3hr drive we stopped to buy some snacks and found amazing water Mellon that are grown in the village.

Reaching our destination we, went straight to lunch. Must say the portions are not as big as I expected. But we are having a high carb diet that hopefully will help us climb the mountain.

Then we headed up to the hotel which is about 2100m high. Before checking in we did a full gear check to make sure no one is missing anything. We came out with a whole list of items that we must arrange before heading to the barrels in 3 days. There are small mountaineering shops here that carry the essential gear.

I am sharing with  Masoud, and looks like we have the smallest room in the hotel and it’s purple! Every single thing is purple. As long as there is a pillow and a bed I won’t complain.

I got a saddening call today that one of the employees in the Sharjah Golf & Shooting club Rasheed passed away. He handled the juice bar for years. Unfortunately a car hit him in the morning while he was crossing the road. May God rest his soul.

3 Comments

  • Olivia | Aug 23, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    May God rest his soul Amen

    • Jason | Oct 28, 2012 at 1:33 pm

      Wham bam thank you, ma’am, my questions are asnwered!

      • Danilo | Apr 22, 2013 at 1:08 am

        Hey Tyler!I only recently stretad reading your blog (forwarded from a friend). I love it very inspiring!As for the non-profit, have you ever thought about some day down the road organizing set trips for Advanced Riskologists such as biking across the country with you or traveling to various countries to do the sorts of things you are already looking to accomplish? The individuals can each personally fund raise in their communities, with their friends and families or from work contacts (something like $1 for every mile biked, hiked, etc.) All the money could then be donated to an organization in the area where the risk-taking takes place, or toward a cause. (such as biking for the cure for )Just a thought! Keep up the excellent work and I’ll be following along!A

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