16.04.2025 - Mount Everest Base Camp (Nepal, Solukhumbu - 5.364 m.)
Welcome to Everest base camp!
It has taken 8 days to approach the base camp, moving up from Lukla 2860m to EBC 5360m, staying in various mountain guest houses and hiking 5-8 hours each day with 2 rest days to acclimatise.
I am extremely happy to arrive at the base camp without the ‘Khumbu cough’ an illness that can be developed on the route...... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2025-03-27 22:30:09
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
26.03.2025 - Mount Breithorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.164 m.)
Climbing in the Alps in the winter/early spring can go either way. Today it went in the direction of too much deep snow!
What a brilliant Everest training today’s outing to Breithorn 4164m turned into! Knee deep snow all the way, sweating, tumbling, sinking, getting up and ploughing through! At one point I sank to my hip in snow but we pushed th..... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2025-03-03 09:54:35
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a photo.
Welcome to Scotland First day of winter climbing in Scotland and straight onto the North face of Ben Nevis.
On our best weather day this week we climbed the lower part of the Ledge route on Ben Nevis to see what the conditions are like. Not much ice left but what a brilliant day! Thanks to my awesome host Innes @guided_mountains for showing me .....Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2025-02-18 13:00:49
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
16.02.2025 - Mount Breithorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.164 m.)
Winter Breithorn is quite something! -20 degrees chill factor and winds up to 45km/h it is awesome training for extreme conditions in the mountains.
Thank you @annkathrinboehmer for a great day in the mountains and congratulations on your first 4000er!! The Himalayas are calling!
We started off on the Italian/Swiss border with a ski tour uphi..... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2025-02-13 13:12:57
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a blog post.
Recommendations for Mount Kilimanjaro
Category : Mountaineering Experiences
Do not make the same mistakes.
Kilimanjaro was my first big mountain in 2017.. I didn’t know anything about high altitude expeditions. But we live and we learn!
1. Wear proper mountain sunglasses at least category 3. Better the ones that change categories for all weather. Can’t believe I wore my Ray Bans to almost 6000m!
2. You don’t need...... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2025-01-21 13:53:57
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
19.01.2025 - Mount Breithorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.164 m.)
First Breithorn of the year! The sky was blue, the sun was shining but it was cooooold!! With the strong wind, the chill factor was -16C according to the forecast.
But what a beautiful day to enjoy these majestic mountains and views!!
Breithorn 4160m is a great day climb all year around but in the winter may require some defrosting afterward..... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-12-16 12:21:04
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
15.12.2024 - Mount Bishorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.153 m.)
Bishorn 4151 m is a great 4000m peak in the Alps perfect for beginners. It is considered as ‘easy’ glacier climb with no technical difficulty graded F (facile). For many alpinists it is their first four-thousander. The best time to climb it is during the summer season.
The approach to the Cabane de Tracuit (the usual starting point) is very long..... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-12-01 15:18:51
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
30.11.2024 - Mount Gran Paradiso (Italy, Piedmont - 4.061 m.)
Gran Paradiso is a great beginner 4000er in the Alps! At 4061m it’s the highest mountain in Italy located entirely in Italy
The ‘normal route’ can be climbed from Vittorio Emanuele II hut or from Chabod hut (slightly longer), both routes are graded PD- and actually meet on the upper part. Both huts are very popular so booking well in advance is ..... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-11-17 13:27:13
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
16.11.2024 - Mount Mönch (Switzerland, Bern - 4.107 m.)
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-11-10 08:50:14
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
10.11.2024 - Mount Riffelhorn (Switzerland, Valais - 2.928 m.)
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-11-07 16:21:32
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
06.11.2024 - Mount Breithorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.164 m.)
Good old Breithorn! So nice to finally be back in the mountains with my friend Florian @florianteske_actor after his injury kept him away from 4000ers all summer!
And it’s a nice reconnaissance climb to see what’s happening in the area and it seems that the two Breithorns and maybe Pollux are still climbed on foot but ski mountaineering season i..... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-10-27 11:11:37
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a photo.
It was love at first sight! The Dolomites are everything I imagined, so impressed with the beauty, the variety of options of what one can do and so much history!
Tre Cime mountains and the whole national park are rightly so UNESCO world heritage! It was so cool to climb one of the original via ferratas!
The caves in the rock now make great In.....Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-10-26 15:45:59
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a photo.
Manaslu
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-10-19 20:03:55
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
19.10.2024 - Mount Eiger Rotstock (Switzerland, Bern - 2.663 m.)
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-09-29 10:34:54
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
24.09.2024 - Mount Manaslu (Nepal, Gorkha - 8.156 m.)
When a dream comes true.. On 24th September at 8:12 local time I reached the summit of Manaslu, at 8163m the 8th highest mountain in the world.
The summit push was a huge physical and mental effort, we started at 17:30 from camp 3 at 6630m on Monday, reached the summit at 8:12 on Tuesday morning, descended to camp 1 at 5830m 19:30…. So a 27 hour..... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-08-31 20:07:56
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
30.08.2024 - Mount Breithorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.164 m.)
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-08-26 21:38:04
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
26.08.2024 - Mount Castor (Italy, Piedmont - 4.228 m.)
Nothing beats being in the high alpine environment What a perfect Monday to climb Castor 4225m in a day from Zermatt!
We had it all, beautiful morning weather, an incoming storm, a steep snow ice wall (which luckily wasn’t icy) and a ridge that is so exposed that you can barely put your both feet on it! And walk back in a whiteout. I think perfe..... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-08-13 15:21:55
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
13.08.2024 - Mount Allalinhorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.027 m.)
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-06-19 21:42:50
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
17.06.2024 - Mount Lagginhorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.010 m.)
Lagginhorn 4010m is a great beginner 4000er in the Alps and offers several scrambling routes.
The normal route over the WSW ridge is graded PD and is a nice rock scramble without technical difficulties.
It can be attempted from the Weissmies hut or from Hohsaas. It can be done in a day with the first early gondola from Hohsaas but you need to..... Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-06-08 20:22:56
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
08.06.2024 - Mount Breithorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.164 m.)
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-05-19 23:37:26
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
19.05.2024 - Mount Breithorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.164 m.)
Guess which mountain I’m standing on?
Sometimes a view looks like it could be from any mountain in the world!
Mountaineering is a journey, not the destination.
Do you agree?
Thank you @celinedespont for making navigating in a big cloud fun!
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-05-14 14:51:24
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a photo.
Somewhere on the Matterhorn..
The Matterhorn is definitely one of the most famous mountains in the world, a unique peak in the Alps
But would you recognise it from these photos?
The Matterhorn looks like the perfect pyramid from the distance but once you’re on it, it’s a maze of rock towers, couloirs, slabs and ridges
Are you planning to.....Read more
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-04-20 22:33:20
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
20.04.2024 - Mount Parrotspitze (Switzerland, Valais - 4.432 m.)
You guys often ask me what is my favourite mountain in the Alps… I don’t have one but I d say one of the best mountaineering experiences I had was on Parrotspirze! The conditions were awesome, the weather was perfect, it was just great!
Thank you ti @latte_matschiato_ for sharing this experience with me
Julia Lyubova
Switzerland, Valais
Climbed Mountain : 40
3.000 m. Above Summit : 67
3.000 m. Below Summit : 5
Mount : 40
3.000 m. : 67
3.000 m. : 5
2024-03-24 00:51:09
Julia Lyubova, uploaded a summit registry.
23.03.2024 - Mount Breithorn (Switzerland, Valais - 4.164 m.)
Let’s do this! Let the training for a 8000m mountain begin!
Ok so Breithorn 4164m is half the size of Manaslu 8163m but training has to start somewhere! Plus the best training for climbing a mountain is well.. climbing a mountain to feel the altitude, the strong wind, the physical uphill with getting the views from the summit as a reward.
Have ..... Read more