Tragedy and perspectives on Ama Dablam - 2018
"There have been joys too great to be described in words, and there have been griefs upon which I have not dared to dwell, and with these...
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Mountains
Training for the mountains
In just over 5 weeks’ time I’ll be packing my bags and heading off to Nepal to attempt to summit the beautiful Ama Dablam mountain (FYI...
Mount Kenya - 2018
"Everybody wants to reach the peak, but there is no growth on the top of a mountain. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush...
Climbing the Matterhorn, 150 years after the first female attempt - 2017
On 12 September 1867, the then 18-year old Felicite Carrel made the first female attempt to climb the Matterhorn, along with Caesar...
Climbing Kyajo Ri, Nepal - 2017
For some time I'd been searching for a Himalayan peak that would offer me the experience of technical mountaineering in such a beautiful...
Despair on Denali - 2016
"Decision made, decision made" - he stared out unblinking past me as he kept repeating the phrase, the words echoing around my head and...
The Matterhorn; learnings and limitations - 2015
The Matterhorn is a huge and near-symmetrical pyramidal mountain in Switzerland whose summit is 4,478m high, making it one of the highest...
Bolivian Peaks - 2015
And so the Bolivian adventure begins! I felt the mixed feelings in my stomach of apprehension and excitement as I set off at midday on...
Climbing Mount Halgurd, Iraq - 2014
Considering where I was going, I was surprised how easy it was to get to Iraq - a short flight to Vienna from London and then another...
Mont Blanc, the White Mountain - 2013
Mont Blanc, meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps at 4,809 m (15,777 ft) above sea level.
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