The trip started with the problem of equipment. I was used to go to the mountains with a partner, with whom I shared the tent, the cooking stove, the camera equipment and all the other little necessities you only bring once. Thus, all this equipment was always divided on two backpacks, each of them around 25 kg. Now, I would have to carry all of it myself. More or less impossible, I thought. But then I started to put every item on the balance. Soon I realized, that even some packing, like the first aid kit, was roughly 200 g. Useless 200 g, because only the content is important. I literally put every item, I wanted to have with me on the balance. And I was really surprised. A fleece jacket is double the weight of a fleece pullover. Still both would warm me equally. No Jacket! After this process I was astound. 13 kg in total. 10 kg less then I used to carry by just leaving out unnecessary wrappings, choosing always the lighter version of things and really considering what is absolutely necessary.

… The moment I have the time, I will continue writing….