Off The Atlas - Adventure Travel Blog

Kyrgyzstan scenes 🇰🇬🏔️ - out where the wild things are. 

July 2026

with Epic Expeditions

On July 30th, the Avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan took the lives of 10 climbers and has rocked the outdoor adventure community around the world. This tragedy has hit the Epic Expeditions family very close to home indeed. The grief, the sense of loss, the what if potential have all been profound since I learned of this tragic news. 

One of those climbers involved was Sohail Sahki from Hunza Valley, Pakistan. Sohail was one of my oldest friends in Pakistan, a trip leader for Epic Expeditions for 5 years, a skilled mountaineer and athlete, and one of the most intelligent and interesting people I have met in my life. 

The loss of Sohail on Broad Peak has me asking myself some real questions and has also confirmed everything I thought to be true about him prior to his death. There are just those rare souls who have an ability to inspire, to connect, to listen, to push beyond, to make something out of nothing, to somehow make the mountains seem less intimidating, to summon an energy from another realm, and to define what it means to be human in a way unmatched by others. 

How does one measure a full life when that life has been cut short? How does one make sense of a person so full of potential and hunger for life suddenly taken by the mountains he lived and breathed like a lover who turns off the lights without a word and walks out the door with no time left.

The hourglass has run out and we have not got the chance to give it another turn. 

Brother Sohail, your journey in life and now through death has a metric all its own. You cast a shadow higher than the mountains you loved. Even in death you have the ability to make people dream, as much as it hurts to say goodbye. 

We never got a chance to hike the full Karakoram Trail or hang out in Madeira or climber an 8000er together. I guess we will just have to save those for the next life, brother. I will be eternally grateful for all of the amazing moments, laughs, and running and gunning we did together as young men deeply in love with the Pakistani Mountains. 

Until we meet again, rest easy, friend. The mountains now have their son forever and I am sure he would not have wanted it any other way 🖤🖤

The last few weeks in Pakistan, steering the ship towards K2 and back with Epic Expeditions

It’s a journey unlike any other, truly. Honored to work with the best in the game here in Pakistan and make the “what ifs” possible in real time for those who choose this challenging path.

Pakistan 🇵🇰 🏔️🫡

We did not get here by accident. 

It was not luck.

It was not a fluke.

It was a chosen. Step by step, rock by rock, brick by brick.



Images: A mix spanning continents, countries, and eras - all of which have their own story baked in. The archive runs deep.

***What if?***

We all think about those two little words in relation to various goals, dreams, ideas, routines, paths, big move-risks, etc. 

And the truth is we will never know the answer until we go hard and try. 

What is your current “What if?” 

Don’t be shy 😎
I want to know!

When you first hear about Papua New Guinea, where does your imagination take you?

To be fair, most people could not even find it on a map. 

Which is exactly why we are all about it. 

- - - 

This October, I am headed back to PNG, to the legendary Kokoda Track. 

- 100 kilometers / 65 miles of trekking
- 6500+ meters / 21,000+ feet of vertical gain
- camping, rivers, mud galore
- a living piece of significant World War 2 history
- Virgin jungle
- Just the right amount of suffering

We are looking for a few more people to join our team as we take on the Kokoda Track this coming October. 

This is one of the most unique and underrated treks on earth and we are here for it. 

Bookings now open…. 
Join our Kokoda Track team at Epic Expeditions Today 🥾 ⛰️🇵🇬

Dates: October 11 - 22, 2026

Simple days out in the mountains - where the noise is turned off and the sign on the valley door reads “Session in Progress – Please Wait”

Simple days with friends, alpenglow, dust, coffee, and calves on fire.

Scenes from the mountains of Chile, January 2026 with

Few things I have experienced in life compare to being locked in, in a wild place, where you don’t speak the language, where you can’t read restaurant menus, when you have no idea when the last bus is. 

These experiences are blocks that make up the house - and I would not trade anything to swap them out. 

Nearly a decade out here now.

Here is to the blood, sweat, and tears of getting the house built at