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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)