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YEP Mongolia (September 2010) – Gobi Desert Sand Dunes

  • Posted on August 11, 2011 at 9:02 am

www.mikehorn.com „Time to wake up! It’s 4am and we are going to climb some sand dunes today!” These were the dreaded words spoken to tempt us out of our warm sleeping bags and do one of the most physical challenges of this expedition to date. Half an hour later all of us set off South towards the Hongoryl Els, which are the sand dunes of the Gobi. In our Scarpa hiking shoes, we quickly walked across the sand towards the dunes in darkness with only our Petzl headlamps and the moon to guide our way. When we finally reached the first sand dune, we took a moment to take in the great height and steep slopes of sand “What? We’ll have to climb countless of these till we reach the highest sand dune?!” So we started our climb up and up and up. When a dune has ripples due to the wind, it is more compacted and we slid less down. We also tried to walk on the ridges whenever possible, as the sand is more stable. Furthermore, on slopes with especially loose soil, it is easier to follow the tracks the people made in front of you. Mike also gave us the perfect suggestion to remove our shoes and walk in our socks. At the start it was strange to walk without shoes, but soon we got used to the feeling of soft sand between our toes. The advantage of walking in socks or barefoot is that you don’t get the uncomfortable feeling of having sand in one’s shoes. While we were climbing up the many sand dunes, it was quite cool due to the constant wind blowing on our faces. So when we saw the sun …

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Saddle-Bags on the Dunes

  • Posted on February 24, 2011 at 11:57 am

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