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The Middle-East has always held a mystical fascination. Despite being surrounded by countries with questionable stability and safety, Jordan is a relative oasis of calm filled with history and natural wonders. Relatively compact and with safe roads meant we could plan a 9-day road-trip to visit the main highlights – Read More …
In October 2018 we completed a trek to Everest Base Camp, returning via Cho-la Pass and Goyko Lakes. Thanks to the Evertrek team and the guides for organising such a great trip! I used the Viewranger app to track each day of our route. Below you can see the Read More …
This years mountain weekend was a little further afield, aiming to summit Mount Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa at 4,167m. Eminently doable in a long weekend we flew to Marrakesh and immediately took a taxi to the village of Imlil in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. The Read More …
In January 2015 we spent a month backpacking staying in hostels or guesthouses, with a couple of nights in a tent while in Torres del Paine. We could easily have stayed for six months so our month trip was rather intense with no more than a couple of days in Read More …
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 …
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.