The 13th of october, me and my friend Carl-Ola Boström set of a climbing trip east that we later on called the Red Dragon Tour. We started by flying to Moscow, then took the Trans Siberian railroad to Ulan Baatar in Mongolia. We experienced climbing, riding, music, food and the traditional and modern life of Mongolia for a few days. Then we continued to China, stayed in Beijing for a few days and then set of south to Yangshuo. We had 3 weeks of amazing climbing, meeting both local and people from around the worl and I started learning the 2 stringed chinese violin, the Er-Hu. The final of the trip was spent climbing around Tokyo in Japan. The same setup; good climbing, loads of nice people, food, hotsprings, old and new Japan and of course some music... Then we finally headed back home on the 10th of december where a new voyage started...

The start of the trip: the Trans Siberian sets of twice a week (I think) at 9.30 p.m. from Moscow.

The mythical country Mongolia and city of Ulan Baatar...

Rocks everywhere...

Heading back home to camp -the nomadic yurta tents.

Entering China

The beauty of Longshen.

The most unique formation and climbing in Yangshuo: Moon Hill.

Calleballekamel on the only boulder you must try in Yangshuo.

With the Er-Hu maestro in Yangshuo.

Back to the Future: Tokyo.

Kyoto

Classic ground: Futago Yama. 8a+ as it's best. 

photo: Hiroaki Yamamoto

Sorting out the shit with Yuji. photo: Hiroaki Yamamoto

   

Final night jam at the Caramba climbing gym.