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The Svaneti journal

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Hikers in a rocky Caucasus mountain valley in Svaneti, Georgia

Mestia to Ushguli: chacha, storms and a barefoot climb

Svaneti is more than a destination. It can leave you tired, humbled and strangely renewed. This is my story of walking from Mestia towards Ushguli: familiar faces far from home, mountain weather, glacier water and evenings that could never fit into an itinerary.

Ski tourers climbing a snowy slope in the mountains of Svaneti, Georgia

Learning to ski tour in Svaneti: my first week

Svaneti was my doorway into ski touring. I arrived full of doubts and left with a new passion: moving uphill on skis, finding a rhythm in the snow and making my first mountain descents in the Caucasus. This is the story of that first week.