Trip to the Carpathians

With the new backpacks from Tatonka, the pupils from Bohorodchany School set off on a great hike in the Carpathians. Thanks to Krystyna for the organisation and thanks to Tatonka for the great backpacks. And if you have a closer look, the shoes are from a donatin before – thx LOWA!

Mountain boots, rain jackets and backpacks for the guides and porters in Nepal

Many thanks to Luis Stitzinger, who is back on the big tour. For KENIAL Luis visits the guides and porters of Intrek/Everest Summit Lodges https://www.everestlodges.com In his luggage: really good mountain boots from Lowa, rain jackets from Schöffel and super nice Tatonka backpacks. Then the next trekking season can start. Everyone is looking forward to…

Transport arrives finally in Mongolia

In Mongolia, the Corona numbers are still high, and the country is partially in lockdown. For a long time, no transport was possible, then the transports dragged on for months. But we have been patient, and so has the Mongolian Circle of Friends. Some things have finally arrived, including Tatonka.com backpacks, Lowa shoes and Covid…

Off to India

A day we have been working towards for a really long time. This morning, the first load set off for India. We support the NGO Tong-len charity there. The NGO helps children from the surrounding slums to go to school. The goal is to break the spiral of poverty and make it possible for the…

Thx to Mehdi the wonderful Simin

Thx to Mehdi Pahnavar, member of the german national climbing team and also climbing the UIAA iceclimbing worldcup, homareisen and the wonderful Simin for moving mountains for children in need in Iran. So wonderful to see you after such a long time – and starting our kenial project in Iran again. Thx Simin for all…

New clothes for the Mother-Children-Home, Ukraine

New clothes for the mother-child home in Ukraine. Thanks to Schöffel for the great jackets and jumpers. There were even black jackets for the nuns. Of course, everything was handed over directly and personally.

Luis in Kathmandu

Small, fine handover in Kathmandu, Nepal. Many thanks to Luis Stitzinger for carrying the things all the way and, of course, for handing them over personally on the spot. The youngest kids, who are new in the children’s home New Kopila, get shoes, shirts, pullovers, jackets and for the older kids there are bags. Since…

LOWA Bergmomente a podcast

Thanks Andi Christel for an interesting talk for LOWA Bergmomente Poscast. Listen here, in german. https://lowa.de/erlebe-lowa/podcasts/bergmomente-by-lowa/anke-johannssen

new project in Dharamsala, India

We would like to support the work of the Tong-Len charitable trust. Tong-Len is an NGO that takes care of the inhabitants of the slums around Dharamsala. Most families in that area live in a state of despair. Tong-Len aims to break the cycle of deprivation and poverty through education. Tong-Len has set up its…