Wherever I plan to climb next, on a mountain in a remote place, at high altitude, or at the end of the world, I still spend most of my time climbing on the "old continent", in the Alps. These mountains are actually the birthplace of all alpine disciplines, of both my passion and my profession. Most of the pages in the history of alpinism were written here, through first ascents, heroic feats, and development of climbing styles. Climbing an iconic, classic or beautiful route doesn't only mean climbing the mountain but also discovering a part of the climbing culture, [...]

Patagonia is at the end of the world and there, nature has shaped some of the most spectacular and difficult mountains to climb. The granite towers, icey chimneys, glaciated valleys and one of the most cruel weather systems on earth require combined mountain climbing skills and great technical abilities from any mountain climber. Patagonia is a place where new styes of climbing were invented and where climbers have shown for decades that imposssible is actualy possible. This project that has just started -  "Patagonia, Climbing at the end of the world" is powered by Garmin Cluj. Follow my blog, Facebook and Instagram accounts for [...]

Any passionate mountain climber or alpinist develops their passion in a certain way. Every activity, climb or expedition adds to one's personal experience in the outdoors and contributes to opening new perspectives on what one is capable of climbing next. By setting a distant goal, we allow ourselves time to set an ideal path to that aim and to focus on every intermediate objectives on the way. Climbing in Yosemite, then moving South to Patagonia and then to the distant Himalayas, is more than a mountain project for me, it's a path towards one of my personal goals: to be able to climb hard technical climbs in some of [...]

“Aventuri Alpine 2015” este un circuit de activități montane care se vor desfășura în 4 zone alpine din Europa si in Africa. In cadrul celor 4 etape din circuit mi-am propus sa realizez ascensiuni si escalade cat mai variate, de un grad tehnic ridicat incercand sa pastrez si un caracter inedit, original. De la catararea unor spectaculoase cascade de gheata la ascensiune celor mai mari pereti nordici din Alpi, la escalada sportiva in cele mai dezvoltate faleze din Europa de Est si incheind cu o expeditie in Muntii Atlas din nordul Africii in incercarea de a parcurge cel mai dificil traseu de escalada [...]

Climb Again in Taghia, Morocco 2014 Team: Cosmin Andron, Mihnea Prundeanu, Claudiu Miu, Hargur Jaggi, Nora Dorian / Organiser: Alpine Style Expeditions for Climb Again Sponsors: Hope and Homes for Children Romania, ASSOC Association / Equipment: Climbing Shop, Tendon, Goal Zero Climb Again is a bet that we made with anyone who didn't believe that people with special needs can do amazing things despite their condition. Claudiu Miu is ready to prove it again - with Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi, an Indian climber who was born with a congenital abnormality in the left arm and hand. The former balkan and national champion [...]

Mount Denali, Alaska, USA I always thought that Alaska is one of those objectives that you have to have on your list of "must see places" especially if you are a mountaineer, geographer, traveller or if you simply love wild nature. In May, this year, I have been able to accomplish this dream by joining a team of climbers from Alpine Style Expeditions for an expedition to climb Mount Denali. This massive North American mountain is very popular among many climbers and especialy for those interested in the "7 summits" project. But my goal was not to tick this summit [...]

Climbathon 2013, Bara Shigri Glacier, Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India Team: Mihnea Prundeanu (instructor), Cosmin Andron (instructor), Vasile Dumitrica (student) During July 20 and August 10 2013 we took part in the "Climbathon 2013" an event organised by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation and sponsored by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. Apart from our Romanian team, Dr. Paul Schweizer from Scotland/USA and three foreign students, all the other participants were from India. The event took place on the Bara Shigri area and aimed to facilitate the exchange of information between Indian mountaineers and Western mountaineers and also [...]

Cordillera Blanca, Peru 2012Objective: alpine ascents on Alpamayo (5947m), Huandoy Norte (6395m) and Chakrarahu (6108m) Team: Mihnea Prundeanu, Claudiu Chiorean, Alexandru Prigoana, Alexandru Sava Cordillera Blanca mountain peaks have always attracted me. These mountains, very similar to the Himalayas but at a smaller scale, are offering very nice, technical and steep ascents. The easier access to the mountains and almost no bureaucracy to get permits like in the Himalayas allowed us to focus more on the style of climbing and less on the logistics and how to get to base camps. We have chosen a few technical routes to climb as [...]

Elbrus, Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russian Federation | "Babes-Bolyai" University Scientific Expedition  Objective: Studying the impact of global warming upon mountain glaciers in the Caucasus region Team: Iulian Holobaca, Olimpiu Pop, Mihnea Prundeanu, Lucian Catargiu, Mihai Joimir, Daniel Bontea. I was still studying for my masters degree when this expedition took place. Professor Iulian Holobaca from the Geography Faculty in Cluj Napoca started a project where both teachers and students were collaborating. He was familiar with my mountaneering experience and to be honest I was really waiting for him to invite me to join the team. I was really happy to be part of a project were I my passion [...]

Objective: ascent of Khan Tengri, 7010 m, Thian Shan Range Team: Mihnea Prundeanu, Cristina Pogacean, Alin Corha, Flaviu Zapca, Vasile Cipcigan, Florin Mihut, Ilie Humita, Romeo Chira, Eugen Olaru. The expedition on Khan Tengri was my first real expedition and my first contact with high altitude climbing. I consider it as a starting point in my search for new objectives and interesting mountains around the world. I started this expedition without being confident that I would be able to climb to the summit. Every day spent on that mountain I learned I can adapt and have the necesarry resources to climb [...]