I have arrived in Bishkek and successfully met up with Sari; after pounding on the door of the flat at 0600hrs (i hope she forgives me...).
The drive from Almaty was pretty uneventful and the landing only a bit wobbly. We are now having fun with visa extensions/additional transit visas... and waiting for Eddy and Vanessa to arrive.
We met with Margarita of ITMC today and looked at our menu and chatted about other options and whether we provided toilet paper or they did.....fascinating (yet rather important) stuff!
The flat is fab and an option i highly recommend - much much cheaper and if you can get past the decor - it has 4 beds in total (if you count the sofa bed) air con, a kitchen, great shower and bath with a balcony for drying kit out on (all for 35 Euros a night), nay bad.
fingers crossed for the visas; just a few loose ends to tie up before we pack up the truck and head towards Naryn and our mountain valley destination in the Borkoldoi.
Sally Brown
Sally is the leader of the Kara Gakar Exped. Sally has climbed in the UK and the Alps, put up new trad routes in Morocco and has been on expeditions to Drakensburg, Greenland, Peru, New Zealand and throughout Europe.
Vanessa Wills
When not surfing or climbing Vanessa can be found at work furtively hunched over her computer planning the next big trip. Training for Kyrgyzstan will consist of chasing kangaroos up the nearest hill in 35 degree heat and drytooling on charred eucalyptus. Vanessa is the team doctor.
Eddy Barnes
At 19 Eddy is the youngest member of the team. He describes himself as a grit monkey, born and bred in the Peak District. Eddy is currently living in Oxford where there isn’t any rock at all.
Sari Nevala
Sari is our Finnish expat living in Sheffield. She loves long mountain routes in Scotland and North Wales but can be seen as frequently soloing and bouldering on gritstone. Sari has climbed in the Alps, Finnish Lapland, Norway and Nepal.
Mike Allison
Mike has a liking for long winter routes; starting and finishing in the dark makes a perfect day. He has climbed in Scotland, Norway, Alaska and the Alps. Mike lives and studies in the Lake District.
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