Cleatus the West Virginian
An illustrated mosaic of Andy and Beth across fifteen years of trips: hiking a forest trail with packs, scuba diving over a reef, snowboarding, ice climbing roped together, on safari beside a lion, driving a speedboat, dressed up over dinner and champagne, reading a map in front of a city skyline, and mountain biking past a sign reading Biking Death Road.

The Adventures of Cleatus & the West Virginian

Andy and Beth met on a study-abroad trip to Bangalore and have been going somewhere difficult ever since. 13 trips, 295 entries, written mostly by Beth — usually the same night, usually exhausted.

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Most recent · 29 Jul – 11 Sep 2024

K2 Pakistan / SE Asia

In 2024, Andy turned 50. We kicked around the ideas for travel this year and landed on hiking K2 base camp and going to Borneo. Countries on the list: Pakistan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysian Borneo, and South Korea - 29 July – 11 September 2024.

25 entries · 45 days · 85 mi on foot · 18,500 ft

Start here— Day 9 Gondogoro La (GG La)! The whole trip

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  1. Up next In 41 days 2026 · 15 days Vietnam..athon
  2. 2024 · 45 days K2 & SE Asia
  3. 2022 · 11 days Japan
  4. 2018 · 48 days Africa & Egypt
  5. 2017 · 9 days Mike & Rach Wedding
  6. Chile · Argentina · Colombia No photographs 2016 · 23 days Patagonia II & Colombia
  7. 2015 · 64 days Nepal, Tibet & India
  8. 2014 · 15 days Patagonia
  9. Greece · Russia No photographs 2014 · 13 days Greece & Russia
  10. 2013 · 21 days Iceland to Bosnia
  11. 2012 · 9 days Guatemala & Belize
  12. 2011 · 30 days Andes & Galápagos
  13. 2011 · 20 days China
  14. 2009 · 60 days India (where it started)

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60 countries · 6 continents · 275 photographs pinned to the map

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