Posts by Alon Vainer
Climbing Dolomites 2018
by Albert0 De Giuli, (Italian mountain guide ) “Hi All I thank you again for the great time we all had. WARNING! if you don’t have time to go trough all my bullshits I just finished writing please go straight to the end of it. There’s an important link . When the weather is so…
Read MoreSkiing in Bariloche , Argentina -2018
August 2018 We were lucky . For multiple reasons, not just coming back in one piece .We had perfect weather 3 out of 4 days .This is third time that I have been there , yet is the first time that I could appreciate so well the incredible lakes and mountains views .Despite being the “worst 
Read MoreHaute Route 2018
April 23, 9:00 am . Altitude 9,500ft. I just climbed with skins on my skis 1,500 ft, from the Argentiere glacier. I asked myself â€what am I doing here?â€.I felt weak, tired-and I am not used to feel like this. It was hard to catch my breath.Francis, my guide-looks at me and says â€Alon,…
Read More103 hours in Chile-skiing, 2015
What can you do in 103 hours? Apparently a lot… Fly from Atlanta to Santiago, Chile (1,706 ft) at 10 pm. Drive from Santiago(1,706 ft) to Portillo (9,450 ft) and ski up to 10,860 ft , than have a Pisco at the Hotel. Than drive to Los Andes(2,687 ft), and after a shower driving to have have dinner at La Ruca restaurant in the…
Read MoreSkiing in Avoriaz, French Alps, 2011
Well, after almost 2 weeks back,it seems like the trip never happened….This is life. Need to live the moment. But, it really did happen. So,here are some stats : We skied an average of 20,000 vertical feet per day: 6 days= 120,000 vertical feet. To put in into the right context ,Canadian Mountain Helliskiing offered…
Read MoreCanyoneering
Utah-Slot CanyonsEscalanteEgypt 3//Ringtail Canyon/Neon Canyon/ZionBirch Hollow CorsicaRichiusa Gorge Costa RicaLa Fortuna -Pure trek Canyon Italy Canevai Torrent- Lake Garda Limaro Gorge -Lake Garda Brenta Dolomites-Rio Nero
Read MoreHiking
Grand Canyon/ The Hermit Trail(Trail Head at 6,640 ft elevation) 9,7 miles each way, to the Colorado River, elevation change: 4,340 feet Zion-Angels Landing
Read MoreSkiing Mt Blanc’s North Face from the top -2017
Well… I am safe and well and on the return back to Atlanta. Yesterday we awoke at 6 am. Breakfast at 6:30. Got on the helicopter at 7:30 and started our climb at 7:45. The Mont Blanc summit is close to 16000 feet We were dropped by the helicopter at 13,500 feet We began climbing…
Read MoreHaute Route-Chamonix to Zermatt
, April 22-28, 2018 April 23, 9:00 am . Altitude 9,500ft. *I just climbed with skins on my skis 1,500 ft, from the Argentiere glacier. I asked myself _*â€What am I doing here?â€_*. **I felt weak, tired-and +*I am not+* used to feel like this. It was hard to catch my breath.*Francis, my guide-looks…
Read MoreThe Seventh Continent Skiing-Africa
1 pm . Feb 26, 2022, Tizi n ‘Likemt mountain, altitude 10,229 ft.- location: Atlas Mountains -Morocco, North Africa. I change the bindings on my Alpine Touring skis to “downhill ski mode†from “touring mode”, remove the skins and started skiing down. _And so I completed skiing in all the seven continent_s. How and when did it…
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