Mid December 2018     Wayanad is located in India’s coffee belt, which includes parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. 60% of the coffee plants grown are Robusta – just like in the area of Wayanad. The plants like it shady and they also like the proximity to other crops such as pepper and … Continue reading Robusta – Coffee in Wayanad → Read more

Middle of October 2024     Usually there are always a few pictures of me on here that haven’t already been posted on the blog. Problem: there are hardly any. I rarely tend to take selfies and as I was travelling unaccompanied, no one else took photos of me either. I’ve now enriched this with … Continue reading Zanskar 2024 – Afterthoughts → Read more

3. – 5. October 2024     I was lucky on the road after all. Honestly? I didn’t really doubt it. After all, I was in India and there’s always something to be found.   There was a taxi from Ladakh with a passenger from Hariyana who had to rush home, probably because of his … Continue reading Being happy – in Manali and Delhi → Read more

2. October 2024   4.160 m -> 4.380 m -> 4.050 m / 8 hiking hours / 19 km     Maps.me said 8.5 hours and 19 kilometres. That was quite long. Now it depended on my legs and how tired I was. Because – I was already longing for the end of the trek. … Continue reading Final – Trekking from Camp to the Gata Loops → Read more

1. October 2024   3.930 m -> 4350 m -> 4.160 m / 5 hiking hours / xx km     In the morning, I felt restored so far. Or rather, I felt able to go on. But these 5 passes – oh dear oh dear. Well, just get going. First I passed another ruined … Continue reading Frightening – Trekking from Mone-le to Camp → Read more

30. September 2024 3.950 m -> 3.920 m / 5 hiking hours / 12 km     In the morning I woke up very cheerful: hardly any sore muscles! Now it was only going to be 3 days down the river (it was the Tsarap Chu again) until we hit the road. That should be … Continue reading Crying – Trekking from Marshin to Mone-le → Read more

29. September 2024   4.400 m -> 4.800 m -> 5.135 m -> 3.950 m / 10 hiking hours / 16 km     On this day, I had to cross 2 mountain passes and cover many kilometres. I was a bit scared of this and made sure I set off nice and early. Although … Continue reading Colours – Trekking from Basecamp to Marshun → Read more

28. September 2024   4.250 m -> 4.400 m / 6 hiking hours / 10 km     It cleared up during the night and in the morning there was a beautiful blue sky. However, I was travelling too early to be able to take a photo of Shadey in the sunshine. People were already … Continue reading Foreigners – Trekking vom Shadey to Basecamp → Read more

27. September 2024   3.900 m -> 4.250 m / 6 hiking hours / 11 km     I am always amazed at how well such a limp body can regenerate during the night – and so I set off a little earlier this time, cheerful and exhilarated. It was a pleasure to walk along … Continue reading Fields – Trekking from Camp to Shadey → Read more

26. September 2024   3.830 m -> 3.980 m -> 3.900 m / 6 hiking hours / 14 km     In the morning, the Phuktal monastery also looked pretty. My digestion wasn’t quite as pretty, there were a few squats without being really bad. But that meant I got going a little later than … Continue reading Flowing – Trekking from Phuktal to the Camp → Read more