And we’re back…in North America! Thanks for joining us on our half year of adventures in Asia. We were fortunate enough to experience some incredible things during our travel. Here are our
Top Experiences:
- Rock Climbing in six Asian countries from 5.9 to 5.13a (Maria’s first)
- Trekking to K2, Trango Towers, and Nanga Parbat base camps in Pakistan
- Meeting worldly people and making new friendships
- Eating unsurpassed, unusual, and unconventional Asian Cuisine
- Tandem bike racing with the Chinese ‘mob’ in Yangshuo, China (our first time on a tandem!)
Maria bouldering at Trango Tower base camp
Gabe caught bundling up on the Baltoro Glacier
Evening view during our K2 Trek
We’re now back in San Francisco and working relentlessly on our new adventure, skimble. Our mission is to inspire active lifestyles. Skimble provides you with tools to easily plan, track, and discover your active life. We currently support rock climbing, hiking/trekking, running, cycling, yoga, gym fitness, and more!
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The last few days in China turned frigid on us with temperatures dropping from 90°+ to 40-°.
Us huddled by the crag fire
Our climbing spirits were only slightly dampened. We simply bundled up and went back out to the Lei Pi Shan crag. Maria worked on her first love 5.13a (hard!) which involved a few whippers but eventually a one-fall lead and a no falls top rope! She’s only been climbing for about 2 years so this was a neat good personal best for her.
Check out the action sequence:
Warning: this could also offend you - sorry!
Our last evening in Yangshuo, China was spent with friends enjoying multiple pounds of donkey meat. Both Maria and Gabe gave into this local specialty and realized the meat was actually quite tender!
Platter of Donkey Meat
Hot Pot filled with Donkey and Veggies
Donkey Stuffed Mammut Duo
Tags: China, donkey, donkey meat, hot pot, yangshuo
We flew from Kuala Lumpur to Guilin, China to enjoy a little more Yangshuo limestone before heading home to SF. If you’re sick of local Asian grub while visiting the area, go eat at Rock & Grill. They have some of the best steaks and pork chops in town!
New Zealand Steak Medallion
Savory Pork Chop
