Heading to Broad Peak
I seem to be writing the same thing at the start of my very few and far between blogs these days: “It has been a long time since I have updated this website and I… (Read More)
Off to Dhaulagiri
The time of year has come and I am heading out on expedition again. Since having summited Cho Oyu in autumn 2016, I have not attempted an 8,000m peak, and I am very excited to… (Read More)
Long time, no post
I know I have been incredibly bad at keeping this website alive. That’s all thanks to the social media like Facebook and Instagram, where it seems so much easier to quickly post something quickly. However,… (Read More)
Himalayan Database available for free from November
Hi all It is already mid-October and the first half of the autumn climbing season is nearly over. I guess we have just seen a record season on Manaslu, the 8th hihgest mountain in the… (Read More)
Presentation on the Himalayan Database
In case you happen to be in Bavaria at the end of November, speak German and want to know more about Miss Elizabeth Hawley, my work with her and the Himalayan Database, the development of… (Read More)
It’s been a long time
Huge apologies for not having updated this blog for almost one year now. This is the price you pay when you join social media platforms such as Facebook, and even though it does not replace… (Read More)
In Tingri on the way to Cho Oyu
This is just a short update to let you know that our group have made it to Tingri at 4,350m above sea level and we are on our way to Cho Oyu base camp. Our… (Read More)
Back in Kathmandu and off to Cho Oyu
Summer in Europe is almost over, I am back in Kathmandu trying to hunt down expeditions for the Himalayan Database and at the same time I am getting ready for my attempted climb of Cho… (Read More)
A long run around Germany’s highest mountain
I am slowly recovering from something I think was probably one of the hardest things I have done in my life – run 101.6km around the highest mountain in Germany, the Zugspitze, in 23.36.57 (I… (Read More)
Biking in Yunnan Province in China
I have just found out that my website must have been infected with some nasty virus as my sister told me that she got a warning that it was ‘malware’ when she tried to log… (Read More)
60th anniversary of the first ascent of Manaslu and Lhotse
On Saturday, 30 April, Nepal was celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first ascents of both Lhotse (4th highest) and Manaslu (8th highest), which was organised by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA).  My friend Ted Atkins and… (Read More)
Running, rambling and roaming for expeditions
After I had to join Facebook during the earthquake in Nepal (that’s where most of the information on what was happening and where was exchanged) I seem to have become quite lazy at updating my… (Read More)
Interview with Talk Travel Asia
It has been a bit quiet in my life recently but the snowless winter in Switzerland in combination with office work does not really lend itself to exciting stories – or stories I am allowed to tell. The mountains… (Read More)
Happy Holiday Season
Dear all I guess it is just in time to wish you all a very happy holiday season, wherever you are in the world. And no matter whether you are using the Roman calendar or… (Read More)
Situation in Nepal
Apologies for not having written something about the current crazy situation in Nepal yet. You may have heard that there has been a huge shortage of fuel, cooking gas and other essentials in Nepal due… (Read More)
Trekking, biking, blockading and perservering
It has been a while since I last updated my website and a lot has happened since then. I went trekking to Naar and Phu with my friend Baba and discovered that hiking in all those… (Read More)
Interview with Mtnmeister
If you have time – have a listen to an interview I did with Mtnmeister about my work with Miss Hawley, climbing and about life in general. To listen, click here. I hope you enjoy… (Read More)
The end of the monsoon is nigh
It has been exactly one month since I got back to civilisation from Broad Peak and it almost took me as long to regain my strength after this expedition. I don’t think the actual climbing was… (Read More)
Reflections on Broad Peak
Finally – after having walked across the 63-km-long Baltoro Glacier for four grinding and exhausting days, we arrived back in ‘Islamagood’ four days ago, trying to get used the excruciating heat and life in ‘semi’-civilisation… (Read More)
Broad Peak: Waiting game
It seems as if I have written similar entries in previous blogs but I guess we forget very quickly what mental challenge climbing an 8000m peak is. But let me start from scratch. On Monday… (Read More)
Well acclimatised and ready to go
I am currently lying in my sleeping bag at base camp listening to the rain drops falling on my tent. It has been incredibly warm and when I came down from camp 3 on Friday… (Read More)
A few days of rest
It has been exactly 21 days since we left Skardu and we have actually achieved quite a lot. Sergey, Rene, Simba and I have spent 3 nights on broad peak. The first night we were… (Read More)
July 3rd update from base camp
A quick update. We have been at K2 BC for 3 days now, settling in and getting acclimatised. The setting is just stunning and even though K2 is the more domineering mountain of the lot, I… (Read More)
Follow Billi on Broad Peak
Greetings, this is Billi’s robot. You can follow Billi’s updates and location via her cool tracking device, the Delorme inReach. Click below to open in a new window.
Off to a new adventure
It is almost 1am in Pakistan and my airport pick-up will be here in 2 1/2 hours. Yes, we are supposed to fly to Skardu at the ungodly hour of 5am – Inshallah – from… (Read More)
Leaving Nepal with a heavy heart
I have just boarded a plane to Pakistan – a work and climbing trip I had planned for quite a while. It has been very difficult to leave Nepal behind, however, despite the dire situation there… (Read More)
Kathmandu – one month on
This is just a short update on the situation in Nepal – or rather Kathmandu. I have been back for one week now and it is great to see that everyone around me is somehow… (Read More)
Another earthquake in Nepal and how to help
I could not believe my eyes and ears when I found out that the earth trembled again in Nepal on Tuesday, 12th May. Rather than feeling helpless and bemused that for the second time, I was not in… (Read More)
Earthquake in Nepal – Update
More than two weeks ago I received an sms from my friend Monica, who was on the North side of Everest, saying: “Billi, the earth is shaking and I have a feeling that it is… (Read More)
Earthquake in Kathmandu
This is just a brief note to say that I am fine and I was not in Kathmandu when the devastating earthquake hit Nepal. I have been able to contact some friends and as far as… (Read More)