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Field notes from the expeditions: what to pack, how to prepare for altitude and where to head next season.

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A universal gear list, tested over hundreds of trips. From base layers to spare laces.

Pros and cons of the two main routes. Who should pick the classic southern approach, and who the wild north.

Places I only take guests on their second visit. No tourists, real Georgian food.

Why “higher means slower” and why you sleep low. Simple rules that keep altitude sickness away.

Volume isn’t everything. Why back-length fit matters more than litres and what to check in the shop.

September is my favourite mountain month: few people, golden colours and stable weather. Five directions.

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