https://www.scmp.com/rss/323525/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com “Skiing with Borat”. It seemed an apt title for the WhatsApp chat group ahead of our trip to Kazakhstan, considering that comedian Sasha Baron Cohen’s fictional reporter is, for many of us, the only reference point we have for the Central Asian country. We were about to head off on the inaugural expedition of the Hong Kong chapter of The Explorers Club: three intense days of mountaineering, running, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing in Shymbulak near Almaty. Founded in 1904 in New York, and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2086345/skiing-borat-hong-kong-adventurers-take-kazakhstan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2086345/skiing-borat-hong-kong-adventurers-take-kazakhstan?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:03:39 +0000 Antarctic mornings are an experience. As soon as you poke your head out from under the thick, double-walled sleeping bag you need to put on your sunglasses. The con­stant daylight is so bright it penetrates even through the fabric of the tent. The next step is to take your clothes, which you had carefully left next to the bed the night before, and place them in your sleeping bag for five minutes to warm them up enough to put on. Woollen base layer, long top and trousers, intermediate fleece... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2040654/running-antarctica-and-not-soul-be-seen-any?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2040654/running-antarctica-and-not-soul-be-seen-any?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Oct 2016 00:15:45 +0000