Elbrus Summit

Jozef Môstka

I weighed 155 kilograms and used meth. It took seven years to get out of it. I'm writing a book about it.

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Cover of the book 7 Years to Life

Autobiography

7 Years to Life

I sat in my room, took drugs, and waited for it to end.

I weighed 155 kg. Not a single photo exists from two years of my life.

Today I stand on the summit of Elbrus.

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Zápisky

Bib number 29 — first race

17th September 2017. Beh Zubrohlavským chotárom, second edition. I have bib number 29 and in the finish photo I'm holding a medal in my hand.

The Third Subchapter

This week I wrote one of the most difficult subchapters in the entire book. In the final chapter I am currently writing, there will be more like it — it is a chapter where everything I have described so far begins to come together.

Aunt Majka and the Hole in the Ice

In January 2021, I stood waist-deep in the cold water of a frozen lake, holding a piece of ice, surrounded by people I regularly met with that winter for cold-water swimming. In the photo, it looks simple — a guy in the ice, a somewhat amusing shot. But behind it lies a journey worth telling.

Cold water therapy under Elbrus

Programmer from Orava

I'm a programmer from Orava. I weighed 155 kilograms, used meth, and for two years I was too ashamed to show my face.

No diet or training plan got me out of it. It took seven years, and it started when I stopped avoiding my own sadness. Today I weigh 105 kg and I'm writing a book about it.

Expeditions

From the Tatras to Elbrus. Mountains are my source of silence and humility.

Dynamics

Running and Cold exposure keep my mind sharp and my body resilient.

Code

Programming since childhood. It's my passion, craft, and lifestyle.