Asia

Escape to Almaty| Kazakhstan Chimbulak & Medeu Mountains

What was lacking in Astana I found in Almaty, the old capital of Kazakhstan. Almaty had everything Astana was missing. There were people out and about, it had old architecture,…
Ian Yacobucci

Learning about life in Kazakhstan reflections from a night out in Astana

Astana is not a cheap place to go out. According to the people I talked to, a night out in Astana will cost about 3000 Tenge ($20 USD) for cover and 1000 ($8 USD) per drink if you…
Ian Yacobucci

What to expext when you arrive at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

Arrival for the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute’s basic mountaineering course was set at 2pm on March 1st. I travelled through Darjeeling asking locals for directions and located…
Ian Yacobucci

Traveling to Darjeeling and the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

Join me as I embark on an adventure to Darjeeling, India to participate in the Himilayan Mountaineering Institutes basic course I arrived in Darjeeling late on a cold February night.…
Ian Yacobucci

Climbing Mt. Fuji in the off season

Towering more than 3, 700 m above sea level and only 100 km from Tokyo sits Mt.Fuji. Incredibly, summiting the highest mountain in Japan is a feat that hundreds of thousands of…
Ian Yacobucci