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Dhaulagiri, 8167m — the first mountain in my life I’ve had to turn back from twice.
Of course I’m disappointed.
When you spend months preparing to return to the same 8000m mountain for a second time, you don’t go there telling yourself that summiting doesn’t matter.
I wanted the summit.
The second time, even more.
But this autumn brought almost everything we didn’t want to experience — metres of snow, floods, avalanches, and sadly, lives lost in the mountains. 
It was a difficult and heartbreaking season for many.
For a while, it felt like the climbing season was simply over.
Then, somehow, we returned to Dhaulagiri 10 days later — and with that came hope all over again.
This time, I went higher.
I made it to Camp 2 and saw the route towards the summit.
So near, yet so far.
And eventually, I turned back once more.
Every 8000m mountain has taught me something different.
Dhaulagiri, apparently, has decided that one lesson isn’t enough.
So, for the second time, I turned back.
And I’m sure that I’ll be back again.
Because it’s there. 🏔️
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