Kathmandu sunrise from Gangjong Hotel. Photo: Anna Gatta We arrived in Kathmandu yesterday morning. We spent the afternoon to check the gear and buy expedition food and last minute items. In the evening a truck with all our bags left toward the start of the trek. During the night the truck stop at road crossing, …
I just received the last products from my sponsors for the Kangchenjunga expedition: – a new Gore Tex Jacket and an Expedition Light rucksack from Berghaus. This new 80+10L rucksack is amazing and weights less than 1.4 kg and just 830 grams stripped! They come in addition to all the kit that Berghaus already sent: …
In 6 weeks Philippe Gatta, Ludovic Challeat, Alexia Zuberer, Régine Tornay, Benoit Rosset, Jean-Marc Wojcik, Cédric Hahlen, Gorgan Wildberger and Pemba Sherpa will leave for the Kangchenjunga (8586m), the third highest mountain on the Earth. Kangchenjunga (© P. Gatta)