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Partha Dey Everest 2011

Posted onMarch 29, 2011October 7, 2019Leave a comment

While climbing at Swiss Cottage on Saturday we starting chatting to guy who was belaying a couple of kids. Turns out he is setting off to Nepal tomorrow as part of an Everest expedition.  I promised Partha a mention on my blog and I’m sure everyone will join me in Read More …

CategoriesHiking, TravelTagsClimbing, World

Gran Paradiso summit

Alpine Summits and Skills 4000m

Posted onSeptember 12, 2010October 7, 20197 Comments

I’d originally planned to join Icicle Mountaineering’s Alpine Autonomy course but the weeks didn’t quite work out so I was booked on the Intro 4000m Summits & Skills course, excited about my first taste of alpine walking/climbing.  My slight concern with the intro course was that it assumed no previous Read More …

CategoriesHiking, TravelTagsAlps, Climbing, Europe, Hiking

Chamonix – Summits & Skills

Posted onSeptember 7, 2010October 7, 20191 Comment

Just returned from a week in the Alps,  courtesy of Icicle Mountaineering in Chamonix.  Had a great week of walking, climbing, via ferrata, glacier travel and which culminated in us summitting Gran Paradiso (4,061m) in Italy. I’ll write up more details shortly but I’ve posted a selection of photos taken Read More …

CategoriesHiking, TravelTagsAlps, Climbing, Europe, Hiking

Alps – Summits & Skills

Posted onAugust 27, 2010October 7, 20193 Comments

Well, I’m busy sorting gear for next week in Chamonix courtesy of Icicle Mountaineering on their 4000m Summits & Skills course.  I’d hoped to do the Alpine Autonomy course but the timings didn’t work for me though apparently there are only another two people on the course with me so the Read More …

CategoriesHiking, TravelTagsAlps, Climbing, Europe

Mont Blanc

Posted onJuly 29, 2009October 7, 20196 Comments

A goal, an objective…it always helps focus the mind. I’ve had Mont Blanc on my mind since a ‘boys’ snowboarding weekend in Chamonix in Feb 2006, which is remembered for three reasons:- The might and presence of Mont Blanc itself, which left an indelible imprint on my mind My first Read More …

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Kilimanjaro

Posted onMarch 20, 2009October 7, 20192 Comments

The Red Nose Day Kilimanjaro celebrity climb shown on TV last week brought back some great memories of my own ascent in 1997. Here are a few (poorly scanned) pictures I managed to dig out.

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