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Summing Up 2015

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2015 was an exceptional year for several reasons; never before did I usher in a year doing tango in Buenos Aires at one of the most extravagant Tango shows in the world; which I precisely did on the midnight suspended into that twilight zone between 2014 and 15. How or why did I find myself in such resplendent and uncharacteristic surroundings are a tale best told elsewhere but for now let’s zoom into the stats. Countries visited – 12 spread across four continents Countries visited for the first time – 3 (Guatemala, Honduras, Macedonia) taking now my countries tally to 168 Southernmost point visited – Ushuaia in Argentina Northernmost point visited – high Tatras Slovakia Climbed the highest peaks of Central America After a very long time, an entire year went by without climbing above 7000m, which was duly compensated by several high points of different countries and tons of winter climbing across lesser ranges of Europe. This was a relatively sane and accide