So first I chose to write the blog in English as some of my possible readers won't necessarily understand french... Though I apologize for French friends who do not understand English...
So here's the trip plan, 11 months in total, 5 months with Hot Rock and 6 months travelling by myself.
Hot Rock is a climbing company running trips all over the world. Take a big red truck, a bunch of climbers and let's go ! I chose this option because it allows to travel in far remote places and have partners for climbing as well as water/food supplies for a pretty long time. So it's not that much organized, there is no guide or so but they manage all the logistical aspect of the trip.
During these 5 months we will travel from Ecuator to Chile going through Peru, Bolivia, Brasil and Argentina.
For the other 6 months I wanted to travel by myself (which is great to meet people) and the rough plan is India for 2 months and the other 4 months split between Greece and Turkey. Of course the goal is to check the best climbing places... with a little bit of tourism.
Concerning the stuff to do before leaving for such a long time (at least what I did) :
0. Save enough cash or gold if you fear a financial breakdown
1. Quit your job ! (Or if you are in a nice company you could get a year-off...)
2. Book at least the first flights
3. Get a health insurance for travelling. Most regular insurances like VISA or so only cover for 90 days max and obviously won't cover climbing activity. I chose AVI international insurance which includes everything and also has an option for "dangerous" sports. On top of it it has a good reputation for refunds which is not the case for some american ones....
4. Leave your house/apartment if you're renting and stuff all your belongings to your family and friends
5. Stop all monthly paid useless stuff as phone, insurances
6. Make a goodbye party ;)
And that's it !
Concerning the stuff I brought the list is pretty long as we will camp 90% of the time...and the weather can be rather cold as we will hit some high altitude places. I was lucky to be allowed to bring two pieces of luggage on the plane and finally had around 40kg of gears...
Yo, it's Spaye my Sebou =)
RépondreSupprimerI'm so glad you're there !!!!!
And first, you know what i'm gonna say (hehe...) : you don't need 40 kilos of stuff, 10 (or 15...) is a maximum in my opinion (even in very cold conditions), plus some climbing stuff (maybe they weight 25 kilos, i don't know ;) ).
Then, did you buy some gold for your savings? I thought of maybe doing that; did you do it at the bank? Where else?
And finally, have a good trip my friend !!!
I'm heading for London tomorrow, after a week in Paris :) My mum says "hi" and "thanks for the marvellous risottos". I say "i love you my friend, take care and enjoy !" Ca a l'air bien parti =o)
Heheh thanks Spyou :)
RépondreSupprimerConcerning the gears, as we are sleeping almost all the time under the tent I maybe brought more stuff than needed but when you add a tent, a mattress, sleeping bag, books, juggling stuff, etc... It goes easily over 30 Kg...