Mongolia 2018 Team Explores Ulaanbataar
Hi all,
The rest of the team arrived last night and got a few hours of sleep before our city tour today.
We spent the day exploring the National Museum of Mongolia, Gandan Tegchenling Monastery, and the Winter Palace of the Bogod Khan. After a short afternoon nap we attended a performance by the Mongolian National Song and Dance Ensemble. Finally we had a great meal at the Silk Road restaurant. Everyone is in good spirits and looking forward to a good nights sleep. Tomorrow we head to Bayan – Olgii to start our journey to Potanin Basecamp.
Brian Houle
Mongolia 2018 Underway!
Our 2018 Team has arrived in Mongolia! Follow along on their adventure in the coming days!
Mongolia 2017 Team back in Ulaanbaatar, Wrapping up trip
Hello Everyone,
Yesterday morning we left Olgii on a 3 hour flight back to UB. We arrived in the afternoon, checked into our hotel downtown and then had our celebratory dinner last night at my favorite restaurant “Silk Road”. Today is the final day of the trip and most of Team Airdrop will be heading back home soon. Another great trip in Mongolia! Thanks for following along and come join us next year on this unique adventure in Mongolia!
Ben Jones
Mongolia 2017 Team’s Eagle Hunter visit
Hello Everyone,
Today after breakfast and another visit this morning with our local family friends we headed on down the road to the village of Sagsai where we visited an accomplished horseman and eagle hunter. This is one of the highlights of this unique trip. Not only do we get to hike and climb but the cultural experiences and interacting with the locals is one of my favorite parts of the trip. This young man let is into his home and also showed us his Eagle’s and incredible skills as a horseman. It was a great afternoon with more photos to come!
After that, we drove another hour to Olgii, where we got settled into our Ger camp for the evening, complete with Wifi, and of course Showers! We did some shopping in Olgii and also visited the local museum before heading back to the Ger camp to have our last dinner with some of our local staff. We are off to bed now and getting up early for a morning flight back to UB. Thanks for following along,
Ben Jones
Mongolia Team is back down at Base Camp after summiting
The ground support was excellent in the areas of travel, timing, events. My individual goals were met and exceeded, My guide was extremely patient and he is a superb teacher, I feel lucky to have had him as a guide. Our Mongolian liaison was outstanding.
