FOLLOW AUSTRIAN TWINS HORST AND GERNOT TURNOWSKY AS THEY ATTEMPT TO BIKE AND CLIMB EACH OF THE WORLD'S SEVEN HIGHEST PEAKS NONSTOP ON SEVEN CONTINENTS:



Mt.Kilimanjaro, Africa 19,341' (5,895 m)
(completed - see YouTube below)

Mt.Elbrus, Europe 18,510' (5,642 m)
(completed - see photos below)

Mt.Aconcagua, South America 22,841' (6,962 m)
(Goal) January, 2014

Mt.McKinley, North America 20,328' (6,196 m)

Mt.Vinson, Antarctica 16,050' (4,892 m)

Mt.Everest, Asia 29,029' (8,848 m)

Carstenz Pyramid, Australia/Oceana 16,024' (4,884 m)


Thursday, September 24, 2009




Horst and Gernot and busy getting ready for their bike/climb tonight. There was a delay by 24 hours, as Gernot had developed an upper respiratory problem. Today they held a meeting with the support team, including Wolfgang, Danielle, Hermann, Jurg, Richard, Sylvia, Jay and Margaret and assigned duties and responsibilities. Food shopping was done and packaged so the support teams could easily pass it to Horst and Gernot as they are riding. It was determined that we would leave Lone Pine at 7:00 and drive to Badwater. They are facing 153 miles by bike up the mountain, which could take about 10 hours, followed by a 6 to 8 hour climb to the summit. They hope to finish the entire route in under 24 hours without stopping.

No comments:

Post a Comment