Expedition Journal · 2012 – 2016

Written on the mountain. Not after it.

157 original dispatches from Moe's blog, posted from base camps and high camps as each climb happened.

Dispatches

11 Jun 2016
Denali 2016
IN DENIAL!
Over a week has passed since I left the ski plane in Telkitna. Since then we had an u forgettable dinner with the guides, bought last minute souvenirs, and took 2 flights to the UAE. Reaching home first day of ramadan, I…
5 Jun 2016
Denali 2016
Trail of Tears
Walking down is hard work, most people think it’s easy. We woke up the next day, again packing all our gear on our backpacks to head down to camp 3. Doesn’t take a long time but very technical terrain, crossing snow and …
5 Jun 2016
Denali 2016
Making History
Few days ago, we finally woke up and actually packed all our gear and headed up the fixed lines to move to camp 4. The play was to summit the next day. It took us a record 4:30hrs to reach and then to quickly set……
3 Jun 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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2 Jun 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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2 Jun 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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1 Jun 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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31 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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31 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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30 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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30 May 2016
Denali 2016
TP Situation
Here is the rarest commodity on the mountain. When I pack my bags it’s the last thing on my mind, and when I remember I always say I will do it later. Until the time comes for my gear check and I realize I don’t……
30 May 2016
Denali 2016
The Dish Washing Situation
So here is something interesting for you, how do we clean out dishes. As you know by now water is very scarce. It takes 45min to melt snow for water and it uses a lot of fuel, fuel that we had to carry up the mountain….…
30 May 2016
Denali 2016
Denali Calling
We spent today getting ready for the summit push. We finally got the green light that we will move ahead. That is until it started snowing again and now we have to wait until tomorrow morning to know if we are heading up…
29 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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29 May 2016
Denali 2016
Thumbs Up!
Finally, good weather. We had the quickest breakfast ever before we geared up and headed up the fixed lines again for an Acclimatization climb. We went up the same route we did before to the top of the fixed lines then t…
28 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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28 May 2016
Denali 2016
The Silver Lining
The weather gusted all night reaching record winds ever recorded on Denali of 140km/hr. We were very lucky that we didn’t loose any tents that would have been the end of our trip. We spent all day digging the snow from a…
27 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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27 May 2016
Denali 2016
Another Day In Paradise
Woken up at 5:30am with the gusting winds against my tent. I put on my earplugs and slept another few hours. Our wake up call was at 9:30am so I went to the kitchen tent. I realized that the winds were very high today so…
26 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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26 May 2016
Denali 2016
The Sleeping Bag Situation
Well, let me tell you this my sleeping bag is not only my sleeping bag, it’s also my wardrobe, changing room, and sometimes toilet! As its gets colder that -25c while we sleep everything outside the sleeping bag freezes.…
26 May 2016
Denali 2016
Still in Camp 3
I lost count how many days we spent here, been over two weeks with the same clothes, no shower, limited food. Looks like the weather will be bad for another two days before it gets better. As of weather reports by Friday…
25 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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25 May 2016
Denali 2016
Ghost town
Many of the teams packed up their tents and headed down. The camp was filled with tents but when other teams heard that bad weather is coming they turned around. We still have 10 days worth of food and already started ra…
25 May 2016
Denali 2016
Edge of the World
Today we woke up with the perfect conditions, it makes you feel uuuuuuggghhhh why weren’t we on camp 4 to push for the summit. The weather reports were wrong. So still stuck on camp 3, we went for a walk to the edge of t…
24 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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23 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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23 May 2016
Denali 2016
The Toilet Situation
The Toilet Situation is a tricky one, where number 1 and number 2 can’t be mixed. Each one has a designated area. All human waste must be carried off the mountain, that means we carry our own shit. There are also certain…
23 May 2016
Denali 2016
Making our selves home
Our day started, with bad news of a storm coming in with high winds. The park rangers came and warned us that we need to secure our camp. Before we did we made some pancakes to lift up our spirits before the hard work be…
22 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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22 May 2016
Denali 2016
camp 3 becoming home
We had a big storm yesterday, wind blowing at 65km/hr plus snowing heavily all day. We had to dig up the snow around our tents every few hours plus we built snow walls protecting our selves and tents from the winds. At c…
21 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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20 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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20 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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20 May 2016
Denali 2016
Camp 3
Our day started at 7:00am with a cup of coffee and again grilled cheese bagel with turkey bacon. Then quickly packed our gear into the bags and sledges loaded them with about 30kgs and headed up the same route as yesterd…
19 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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19 May 2016
Denali 2016
cached at 4,300m
Today we woke up at 8:30am as it was very cold, we wait until the sun hits the tent to get up. After breakfast we headed up again to the cache point 200m above picked up the gear and food and took them up squirrel……
18 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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17 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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17 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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16 May 2016
Denali 2016
Camp 2
Our day started 6:00am had bagels with grilled cheese, and oat meal long day ahead I had to load up. Right after breakfast we took down the camp and packed the gear left in our backpacks and sledges. We had about 25kgs o…
16 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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16 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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15 May 2016
Denali 2016
Camp 1
Wake up call at 7:00 but I was awake since 6:00, slept at 10:00pm so I go plenty of sleep. Today was much quicker than yesterday as everything was organized and we became more efficient packers. Loaded up the sledges an…
14 May 2016
Denali 2016
1/2 Camp
There is 24hrs Sunlight in here however when the sun hides behind the mountains the temperature drops down drastically. We woke up at 6:00am didn’t want to leave our sleeping bags it was too cold. Once I started moving I…
14 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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14 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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13 May 2016
Denali 2016
Basecamp
Finally they gave us the go ahead to fly at 3:30pm, suddenly the adrenaline kicked it it’s time to go. We boarded a small ski plane for an hour flight to base camp. Soon after takeoff the tall green trees disappeared and…
12 May 2016
Denali 2016
Gear Check and off we go….
We started out day at 6am, the sun does not set here it just gets darker. Made sure I charged all my electronics and had a big breakfast. You never know how it is on the mountain. We went to a warehouse to have our……
12 May 2016
Denali 2016
Gear Check and off we go….
We started out day at 6am, the sun does not set here it just gets darker. Made sure I charged all my electronics and had a big breakfast. You never know how it is on the mountain. We went to a warehouse to have our……
12 May 2016
Denali 2016
Talkeetna
Just after breakfast we enjoyed a 3hr drive to Talkeetna where we were welcomed by a family who own a cottage where we will spend the night. The weather was beautiful, sunny and clear skies. I can only pray for the same …
12 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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11 May 2016
Denali 2016
SEA – ANC
Last day in Seattle, we had a 10:00am flight so had to leave the hotel at 8:00am. We had to say goodbye to AJ who came to see us off from Canada. For some reason I felt the flight was too long, I wanted to……
10 May 2016
Denali 2016
The Starbucks City
Waking up at 5:00am, the city looks so beautiful and peaceful. Wanted to have breakfast in the hotel but apparently you can only have breakfast at the Starbucks in the lobby. So I did. Later on went for my last workout, …
9 May 2016
Denali 2016
Day one…
Last minute packing as always, I had over 15 things on my todo list. Sync iPod, char he camera, test blog, set alarm at 5:00am don’t forget your jacket… So you can imagine I was thinking of all the little things and make…
7 May 2016
Denali 2016
All Packed and Good to Go!
I have finally packed, and triple checked I have everything I need for my next Expedition to Mount Denali in Alaska. Denali is 6,190m above sea level and considered the highest mountain in North America. It will hopefull…
3 May 2016
Denali 2016
test to fb
2 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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2 May 2016
Denali 2016
Moe on Denali
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28 Apr 2016
Denali 2016
Denali
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8 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Elevate2Educate
12 Qatari’s climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds to improve the quality of education in Gaza. MP3 File…
7 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Elevate2Educate
12 Qatari’s climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds to improve the quality of education in Gaza. MP3 File…
6 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Elevate2Educate
12 Qatari’s climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds to improve the quality of education in Gaza. MP3 File…
6 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Elevate2Educate
12 Qatari’s climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds to improve the quality of education in Gaza. MP3 File…
4 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Elevate2Educate
12 Qatari’s climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds to improve the quality of education in Gaza. MP3 File…
3 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Elevate2Educate
12 Qatari’s climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds to improve the quality of education in Gaza. MP3 File…
3 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
All set and ready to go
In the bus heading to Kilimanjaro gate. High spirits and the team is ready to climb…
2 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Gear Checks Done ✅
Just after arrival all the climbers had gear checks making sure that there is nothing missing…
2 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Landed In Tanzania,
Just landed in Tanzania, I think some of the team members are moving here from the way they packed!…
2 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Off to Kili
All boarded the flight from Doha will depart directly to Kilimanjaro Airport.…
2 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Dxb-Doh
Me and Raed are taking off from Dubai to Doha before connecting to Kilimanjaro Airport. Looking forward in meeting the team in Doha exciting times ahead of us!…
1 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
All packed and ready to go
All the climbers zipped up their bags and heading to the airmlport early morning. Mixed feeling among the group mostly excitement and curiousity. I will be flying from Dubai and meeting the team in Doha for the connectin…
1 Oct 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
3 Schools That Made it Happen
Through hard work and perseverance in setting up school events to collect donations from students and staff, Qatar Academy, Al-Jazeera Academy and Qatar International School students have managed to raise the minimum of …
30 Sept 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Elevate 2 Educate Sponsors
I am proud to announce the companies that are supporting us. 100% of the sponsorship went to Reach Out To Asia to improve the quality of education in Gaza. Every donation is highly appreciated and could be made online th…
29 Sept 2014
Elevate to Educate 2014
Elevate 2 Educate
On the 2nd of October, I will be heading again to Mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa with a group of 12 Qataris. The team has been fundraising for the past 2 months to improve the quality of education in Ga…
6 Jun 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
23 May 2013
Everest 2013
Resting at Camp 2
Arabs With Altitude descended the Lhotse Face this morning and are now resting comfortably at Camp 2. The team reports being in high spirits after yesterday’s summit. Tomorrow morning the team will walk down to Base Camp…
23 May 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
22 May 2013
Everest 2013
Safely Back at the South Col
All climbers, guides, and Sherpa have returned safely to their tents at the South Col. It was a grueling day of climbing, and the team is now resting, hydrating, and recuperating. They will spend the night at the South C…
22 May 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
22 May 2013
Everest 2013
The Summit!
Arabs With Altitude are standing on top of the world. Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani, Raed Zidan, and Masoud Mohammed, three friends whose mission to climb Everest began four years ago, arrived on the Summit together at 10:00A…
22 May 2013
Everest 2013
Arabs With Altitude Are at the South Summit
Arabs With Altitude have reached the South Summit of Mt. Everest. They now stand only 100 meters beneath the top of the world! Lead Guide Michael Horst says that all climbers are doing well. They’ll now traverse the Hill…
21 May 2013
Everest 2013
Arabs With Altitude Are at The Balcony
Arabs With Altitude lead guide Michael Horst just checked in from The Balcony on Everest at 8,300m. He reports all climbers are moving “smooth and steady” and that the push to the summit is going well. They are now heade…
21 May 2013
Everest 2013
The Summit Push Is On
At 10pm sharp Arabs With Altitude began their final push to the summit of Mt. Everest. Lead Guide Michael Horst reported the weather conditions as “pretty close to perfect” as they walked out of their tents in the South …
21 May 2013
Everest 2013
Preparing for the Summit
Arabs With Altitude reached Camp 4 yesterday. They’re feeling good and resting at 7900 meters with a stunning view of Everest from their tent window. The expedition has spent the past 24 hours analyzing weather condition…
21 May 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
19 May 2013
Everest 2013
Arabs With Altitude at Camp 3
Scaling 700m of glacial blue ice, Arabs With Altitude safely made their way to Camp 3 today. Camp 3 sits directly on the steep Lhotse Face. Platforms for the tents must be chipped out of the ice, and anchored into a 30-d…
18 May 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
17 May 2013
Everest 2013
Resting at Camp 2
The summit push is on for Arabs With Altitude. The team headed into the Khumbu Icefall at 4am yesterday, beginning their 3rd and final rotation up Everest. Unlike other forays up the mountain, the team did not stop to sl…
15 May 2013
Everest 2013
The Final Push
The time has come for our summit push, tomorrow early morning the team will be heading up directly to camp 2. I will be a long day crossing the Khumbu Ice fall and then cross the Western Cwm. Landing at base camp, or hom…
13 May 2013
Everest 2013
Oxygen Vacation
Here on our Oxygen Vacation, in Nammche Bazaar 3,400m our appetite exploded, our coughs disappeared, cuts curried, and we are ready to head back to our mission. Beiing at a lower elevation, makes us think sharper, health…
10 May 2013
Everest 2013
Camp 3 to the Drawback
Our day started off with a 2:30am wakeup call by shaking our tent and the frozen ice particles falling on me. I wore my down suit for the first time, had breakfast, geared up in the freezing cold and left Camp 2. We star…
8 May 2013
Everest 2013
Update from Camp 2
The 2nd rotation is going well. I’m currently in Camp 2 with the rest of the team. We’re going to attempt to climb the Lhotse face to Camp 3 today, and we’ll head back to base camp tomorrow. I’ll have a longer update for…
6 May 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
5 May 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
4 May 2013
Everest 2013
Heading to Our 2nd Rotation
The time has come for our 2nd rotation, wake up at 3:00am tomorrow morning for an early breakfast, gear up, and head up the Khumbu icefall. We leave very early in the morning when it is safest to cross the icefall. The I…
2 May 2013
Everest 2013
Life At Base Camp
I spent the last few days, resting and acclimatizing at base camp. Went to a hike to the “dry land” off the glacier for a day and two days of training on the glacier. Polishing our techniques on glacier travel, belay, ic…
28 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
1 Rotation Down, 2 To Go
We just finished our first rotation. We spent 2 nights at camp 1 and 3 nights at camp 2. We acclimatized pretty well, especially we hiked up to the bottom of the Lotshe face. It took us about 5hrs from camp 2 to base cam…
27 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
26 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
25 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
23 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Mount Everest 2013
Arabs with Altitude……
21 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Chilling at Base Camp
We have spent a few days at base camp now. Mostly training, reviewing mountaineering techniques, and staying healthy. We went up 1/3 of the Khumbu today for training and acclimatization and will head for our 1st rotation…
18 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Puja & Resting
We did our Puja ceremony yesterday, it’s a ceremony the Sherpas do before hitting the ice fall, they will not otherwise. Base camp is pretty much home now, we are settled in. Getting healthy, and should start our trainin…
16 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Phereche to Base Camp
After our second rest day at base camp we were all strong and headed to Leboche. The trek was steady for the first bit and then a huge incline to the memorial of the people who died while attempting Everest. This time wa…
14 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
2nd Rest Day at Phereche
We took a second rest day at Phereche, there was a bug going around and some of the team members were not feeling great. The guides decided it would be best if we take a second rest day. We just took a few hours acclimat…
12 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Khumjung to Pangboche
We had to cross the valley 2 days ago, imagine we had to descend 500m to climb 600m to Tengboche were the highest bakery in the world exist. We visited the bakery 4 years ago while trekking to Everest Base Camp, for some…
10 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Thame & Khumjung
We visited Thame 3,700m the village of most of our Sherpas. I visited Tapke’s home and met his parents. Tapke is our teams serdar (head Sherpa). We had tea, and spoke about the old days in the mountain. He was a serdar, …
8 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Namche Rest Day
Reach out to asia (ROTA) started he hash tag #rotaoneverest and to keep posted with our updates follow @everestarabs We spent a rest day here at Namche 3,440m. Had a late breakfast that’s 8:30am here! We headed to the mi…
7 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Day 2 Phakding to Namche
We woke up in Phakding 2,610m, had breakfast and headed to Namche. We had had a good 8hr trek with a relatively slow pace. Drinking lots of fluids to stay hydrated and high calorie snacks to stay strong. We had a lot of …
6 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Himalaying
We woke up at 4am this morning, for and early start took a quick shower hand rushed down. As usual we ended up waiting for Masoudin the lobby for 40min. We bearly made it to the domestic airport in time. The flight to th…
5 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Last Day in Katmandu
Where can I start, today was an amazing day. It started we breakfast 8am, and a trip to the slums. I went to visit a school that ROTA helps support. A 15min drive ended to be 45 but we eventually arrived. We were greeted…
4 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Day 1 Katmandu
We woke up today at 8pm for breakfast, then head to Thamel to get our selves Nepalese SIM cards. Only in Nepal you have to get finger printed and sign your picture to get a SIM card. Good thing now we have cell reception…
3 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Landed in Katmandu
Just settled in out hotel, the famous Yak & Yeti, very well known in Katmandu for all the adventurers who stay here. We had a very smooth flight form Sharjah to Katmandu, it was about 3:15 hrs. We had the spot connect (t…
2 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Here We Go Again!!!
The time has come for my next expedition, this time it’s the big one Mount Everest 8,850m. This has been my dream for a long time and I have been climbing and training hard for 4 years for this one. Unlike other mountain…
1 Apr 2013
Everest 2013
Less than 48hrs to go!!!
In less than 48hrs, Raed, Masoud, and myself will be heading out to climb the highest mountain in the world Mount Everest! I still don’t know why I am doing this. Must be a bug I caught in 2009 while trekking to Everest …
22 Mar 2013
Everest 2013
My Next Journey is Just Around the Corner
The time has come for my next journey, this time it will be to the top of the world Mount Everest 8,850m. In 12 Days I will fly to Katmandu where I will meet our guides and Sherpas. This Journey will be my longest, It……
6 Jan 2013
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
5 Jan 2013
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
4 Jan 2013
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
2 Jan 2013
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
1 Jan 2013
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
31 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
30 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
29 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
28 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
27 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
26 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
25 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
25 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
24 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
24 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
24 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mount Aconcagua
Arabs with Altitude……
22 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Penitentes
We drove to Penitentes it took us about 4.5hrs. We had one pit stop the same place where some shots of Seven Years in Tibet was filmed. Before reaching the hotel we dropped our bags to be weighed before loading then on t…
22 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Mendoza City of Action
We landed in Mendoza about 2pm, we were greeted by Mathew one of the guides who will be climbing with us. Drove for about 20min to the hotel. So many flash backs from the last time I was here. From the shops, restaurants…
21 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Enroute to Mendoza
We landed in Buenos Aires after 19hrs of flying, 14hrs to Rio 2 hour connection and a 3hr flight until BA. Leaving the airport was very smooth, headed to our hotel which was half way between the international and domesti…
20 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Takeoff
All set and ready to takeoff. Myself, Anis, and Ziad boarded flight EK247 to Rio which will take 14hrs layover for 2hrs in the airport the fly Buenos Aires which will take another 3hrs that’s a 19hr total! We will spend …
16 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Aconcagua the Comeback
In four days I will be facing Aconcagua for the second time, 2 years ago I had to turn around only 200m from the summit (3hrs climbing) after spending 3 weeks in the mountain, many months training hard because of bad wea…
7 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Aconcagua
Aconcagua, is a mountain with many faces, situated near the Argentinean/Chilean border. It is almost 7km in altitude is often underestimated which has resulted in serious injuries, mostly on the normal route. The extreme…
4 Dec 2012
Vinson & Aconcagua 2012–13
Next Climb
It has been a while since my last post, I was preparing for my next climb, which will take place in two weeks. This time I’m set to climb my 5th of the 7 Summits Mount Aconcagua 6,962m. I have previously attempted to cli…
4 Sept 2012
Elbrus 2012
Summit Day
Summit day was intense, we had to battle against 100km/hr winds snow blasting on our faces and insane incline levels at high altitude. After hours of climbing and pushing we made it to the top of Europe. Usually we get t…
28 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
Mount Elbrus
Arabs with Altitude……
27 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
Mount Elbrus
Arabs with Altitude……
26 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
Mount Elbrus
Arabs with Altitude……
25 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
Mount Elbrus
Arabs with Altitude……
24 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
Acclimatization Day 2
Today was another good weather day which I hope continues. Mount Elbrus is known for the sudden change of weather. We did not take the chair lift up today instead we started with a beautiful hike in the woods for about a…
23 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
Acclimatization day 1
We woke up after a good night sleep at 7am, to have a breakfast. I think they read my blog last night because they gave us aaaaaa lot of food. Then took the cable car up to 2,700m and started our first day of acclimatiza…
22 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
Arriving at Cheget
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…
21 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
On Route to Mineralnye Vodi
The plane left Dubai airport at 10:30am for a 5 hour flight to Moscow. Landed there on time around 3:30pm, as usual drama in the airport. We had to pick up our luggage pass it thru customs and recheck them in in the dome…
20 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
Off to the Top of Europe…
First I would like to wish you all Eid Mubarak. In less than 8 hours I will be off to my next adventure this time to the 5th highest mountain of the 7 Summits Mount Elbrus. Mount Elbrus is located in the western Caucasus…
14 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
What Does it Take to Climb Elbrus?
Many friends ask me “What Does it Take to Climb Elbrus?” Well, it takes a lot of guts! Once I decide on climbing a mountain, which is anything between 6months to a year ahead the planning begins. First I check when is th…
11 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
The Gear that Takes you to the Highest Point in Europe (Mt.Elbrus 5,642m)
Climbing Gear Ice Axe with a leash Crampons Alpine Climbing Harness Locking Carabiner D Carabiner 3 section Trecking Pole Foot Wear Light Hiking Boots Double Plastic Climbing Boots Gaiters Wool Ski Socks Technical Cloth…
9 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
Arabs with Altitude
Hello, time is passing so quickly and I am getting more and more excited for the climb. I have already packed all my gear, I think I over packed so I am sure I will leave some things here and go Alpine style (bear minimu…
6 Aug 2012
Elbrus 2012
A Journey to the Top of Europe in 2 Weeks
In 2 weeks I will be of to Elbrus, I am super excited to be climbing again. The last time I was on a mountain was Mount Vinson in Antarctica 7 months ago. I have also stepped up my training with my trainer Walter Moore……
28 Jul 2012
Elbrus 2012
Next on the list Mt.Elbrus
In just over 3 weeks I will be attempting to climb Mt. Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe standing 5,642m(18,510ft). Many think that Mt.Blanc is highest in Europe where it is a technical climb, however it is not even…
26 Jul 2012
Elbrus 2012
Introduction to the blog
Hello, This is my first official blog. I will be talking about my climbs, training, the charity I climb for ROTA, and what ever goes on in my life. Hope to keep my blog filled with adventure and excitement. Moe…
13 Jun 2012
Elbrus 2012
Hello World!!
Welcome to Moe Althani Blog. This is my first post. Start Blogging!!!……