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My name is Veronika Bartova née Oliverius, I am a medical doctor and I love mountains in any season. I also love photography and I belive the two go togehter well. I live in Prague, the capital of Czech Republic.

I started climbing in Slovakia in the High Tatras and in Western Tatras „Rohace“. I continued in the Alps and then other European, African and Asian mountains and mountain ranges. My dream came true when I first climbed in Himalayas and Karakoram.

I joined climbing expeditions as a climber but also as expedition doctor. Several times I have tested my practical knowledge of high altitude medicine in extreme conditions.

My first photographic achievement was in a high school photo competition. In 2006 I had an exhibition of my photos from various expeditions in Josef Adamec´s Gallery in Prague, in 2007 in the Czech Post Photogallery under the patronage of the „Zizkov Gentlemen´s Club“ and the Czech Post. Since 2004 I prepare a calendar using photographs from my trips. In 2007 I won 2nd place in a photographic competition of the journal „Lide a Hory“ (People and Mountains) in the „sport in the mountains“ category with a photo from Pakistan.

Some of my climbs, expeditions and treks: Gerlach Peak (2 655 m), Slovakia; Monch (4 100 m), Switzerland; Kilimanjaro (5 895 m), Tanzania; Piton des Neiges (3 069 m), Reunion; trek in Nepal Himalaya through Makalu Barun National Park crossing several cols over 6 000 m and Barun Glacier to Sagarmatha National Park; climbing Tharpu Chuli (5 663 m), Gokyo Peak (5 483 m), Pokalde North (5 794 m), Imja Tse (6 189 m) and Lobuche East (6 119 m), Nepal; expedition to Mustagh Ata (7 546 m) in Pamir, China, reaching the altitude of 6 700 m; crossing Baltoro, Biafo and Hispar Glaciers in Karakoram, Pakistan; climbing Workman Peak (5 895 m) and Spantik (7 027 m) in Karakoram, Pakistan; during expedition to Satopanth (7 075 m) in Garhwal Himalaya, India, reached the altitude of 6 600 m; climbed Karly Tau (5 150 m) and attempted the north route on Chan Tengri (7 010 m) via Peak Chapayev (6 300 m) in Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan. With the expedition to Cho Oyu (8 201 m) in Tibet Himalaya I have reached so far the highest altitude of 7 200 m.

The desire to climb other mountains and trek other mountain ranges leads me to new expeditions.

Returning from a seven thousand meter peak, from the kingdom of snow and ice back to the green vegetation, Karakoram, Pakistan, 2006

Returning from a seven thousand meter peak, from the kingdom of snow and ice back to the green vegetation, Karakoram, Pakistan, 2006

You will find information and link to the next planned expedition on this page at the beginning of 2012