Jozef Môstka — portrait

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

I Can

This photo is from 10 September 2023. That was the first time in my life I stood in the high mountains.

The Weekend I Did Not Write a Single Word

Over the weekend I was at the Slnko na skalách festival with friends. The whole thing runs on the theme of extreme hiking — talks by people who got somewhere on their own two feet, and a programme built around that. Since hiking changed my life, I could not be missing there.

Jozef Môstka on the summit of 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. In July 2025 I stood on the summit of Elbrus, 5,642 metres above sea level. 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.