Camels Are Never Cold

In May 2013 four Austrian freeskiers and two cameramen went to the Tavan Bogd mountain range bordering Mongolia, China and Russia. The intention was to hike and ski lines and peaks in an extremely remote area. These are the stories behind their trip.

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Choosing Aeromongolia for your domestic flights will make your life less terrifying and more colourful. And you will get to any wedding in time.

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Background stories about camel hair, flattened tents and more on our Mongolian freeski adventure. Saturday, Oct 5, 2013

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Tsogo and his favourite rock.

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There is no better way to introduce our photographer Zlu Haller than posting this pic.

He calls it "Dances With Wolves".

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Movie Screenings

This is where and when Camels Are Never Cold will be shown.

IF3 (Details und Tickets) Innsbruck Stadtsäle (2:30) 5/10/13 Alpcon (Details und Tickets) Österreich Feldkirch    Rio Kino    17/10/13 Imst    FMZ Kino    17/10/13 Innsbruck    Metropol Kino    17/10/13 Kufstein    Funplexxx    17/10/13 Lienz    Cinex    17/10/13 Hallein    Stadtkino    17/10/13   St. Johann i.P.    Dieselkino    17/10/13   Bruck/Glstr.    Dieselkino    17/10/13   Liezen    Star Movie    17/10/13   Fohnsdorf    Dieselkino    17/10/13   Graz    Rechbauer    17/10/13   Gleisdorf    Dieselkino    17/10/13   Linz    City Kino    17/10/13   Wels    Programmkino    17/10/13   Freistadt    Kino Freistadt    17/10/13   Bad Ischl    Lehar Theater    17/10/13   Wien    Haydn Kino    17/10/13   Deutschland         München    Rottmann    16/10/13 München    Rio Filmpalast     Weilheim    Kinocenter Trifthof     Garmisch    Hochland Kino    17/10/13 Bad Aibling    Lindenkino    16/10/13 Prien    Mikes Kino    16/10/13 Bad Reichenhall    Park-Kino    16/10/13 Bad Tölz    Capitoltheater     17/10/13 Neufahrn    Cineplex    17/10/13 Neufahrn    Cineplex    20/10/13 Erding    Cineplex    17/10/13 Erding    Cineplex    20/10/13 Vilsbiburg    Cineplex    17/10/13 Vilsbiburg    Cineplex    20/10/13 Türkheim    Filmhaus    16/10/13 Kempten    Colosseum    16/10/13 Nürnberg    Cinecitta    17/10/13 Waldkraiburg    Cinewood    16/10/13 Waldkraiburg    Cinewood    20/10/13 Freeride Fim Festival (Details und Tickets) Innsbruck 13/11/13 Wien 14/11/13 Krakau 15/11/13 Warschau 16/11/13 Hamburg 17/11/13

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Wandering around base camp the evening before setting off to Khuiten, the highest mountain of Mongolia.

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This camel got to carry our skis.

But the real reason it smiles so broadly is that it just came back from the beauty salon. Now it's got eyelash extensions and is sporting a brand new hairstyle. Snazzy!

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Liz playing King Midas the day before we set off for base camp.

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Michi pointing at things.

"Things" is Naran, the mountain between Alexander and Potanin glacier. We ended up skiing the colouirs on the left (SE) and the couloirs and open face on the right (facing north).

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None other than the granddaddy of ski magazines POWDER did a story on our little trip and when I say story I mean half-drunk interview over Skype. 

Here's the feature, and we feel obliged to point out that Stephan said "stoned eyes", not "stone eyes". Must be a cultural thing.

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"Pure Mongolian Crystal!"

"Give ya two tons of yakshit for it."

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Because that question always comes up (inevitably), and since our great photographer Zlu Haller never goes anywhere without his camera we are happy to share this pic.

"Zlu With A View"

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A few websites picked up the trailer (ie. more than three). Here are a few picks.

Snow Brains is one of them, and for whatever reason they posted a pic of a wild Mongolian ass in full flight. Ass is another word for donkey. Really.

And here's GrindTV, who use "wanders" and "wanderlust" in the same sentence. Not bad, not bad at all.

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This is Mel.

Read what she had to say about the trip here.

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"Never lose your cool when playing Shithead." This was a lot more fun than it looks. And colder.

(Sitting out a snowstorm in the kitchen tent.)

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This is the story of a freeski mountaineering expedition to the Tavan Bogd mountain range in Mongolia. Enjoy.

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