http://www.markhorrell.com/ RSS 2.0 feed of the latest updates to Mark Horrell's web site en-gb Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:46:21 GMT Copyright 2010 Mark Horrell http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A grassy stretch of the South Downs near Brighton on a crisp and bright winter morning. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2010/ind_ditchling.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2010/ind_ditchling.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:46:21 GMT Travel photographs Walking among the granite tors, abandoned quarries and disused engine houses on the high hills of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2010/ind_cheesewring.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2010/ind_cheesewring.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:07:31 GMT Travel photographs It's taken a while, but I'm now finally on Twitter. http://twitter.com/markhorrell http://twitter.com/markhorrell Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:24:18 GMT External resources Exploring the tropical and temperate domes of the Eden Project. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2010/ind_eden.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2010/ind_eden.html Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:22:22 GMT Travel photographs A journey in Ecuador's high altitude paramo grasslands, with ascents of five of the country's volcanoes, including Iliniza Norte (5126m), Antisana (5753m) and Cotopaxi (5897m). http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/ecuador/volcanoes/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/ecuador/volcanoes/ Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:43:27 GMT Travel photographs Chasing 8000 metre peaks in Pakistan's Karakoram. This is the tale of my not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan; of how one man's boredom and frustration is conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer mountaineering incompetence. http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/thieves.html http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/thieves.html Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:25:31 GMT Travel diaries Walking the 130 mile long-distance footpath from Marlborough in Wiltshire to Lyme Regis in Dorset. This is not one of the UK's classic trails in late autumn with its heavy rain and gale force winds - thick mist and muddy fields are the prevailing memory! http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/wessexridgeway/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/wessexridgeway/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:06:17 GMT Travel photographs Walking the last few miles of the Ridgeway and parkland in the Chiltern Hills with my friend Huw. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_ivinghoe.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_ivinghoe.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:49:02 GMT Travel photographs Video footage of my ascent of Lhakpa Ri and climb up to the North Col of Everest in May 2007 is now available on the site courtesy of expedition team member Bunter Anson. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/tibet/northcol/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/tibet/northcol/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:57:37 GMT Travel photographs A stroll around old 19th century gardens in southwest Cornwall, carefully restored from their overgrown state 15 years ago. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_heligan.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_heligan.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:29:09 GMT Travel photographs A walk across Dartmoor to see an unusual natural rock formation in the shape of a man resembling an Easter Island statue looking out across the moors. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_bowerman.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_bowerman.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:32:41 GMT Travel photographs A remote and beautiful trek through the whole northwestern area of the Land of the Thunder Dragon, across 10 high passes including 5326m Rinchen Zoe La, and many different villages, climate zones and log bridges. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/bhutan/snowman/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/bhutan/snowman/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:42:13 BST Travel photographs A walk along the Dorset coast and a visit to the dramatic ruins of a castle built during the reign of William the Conqueror. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_purbeck.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_purbeck.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:01:38 BST Travel photographs Trekking and climbing in Nepal's Solu-Khumbu as a warm up for climbing Gasherbrum in Pakistan. http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/islands.html http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/islands.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:39:09 BST Travel diaries Two months in the Karakoram attempting to climb Gasherbrum I (8068m) and Gasherbrum II (8035m). http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/pakistan/gasherbrum/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/pakistan/gasherbrum/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:48:32 BST Travel photographs Keep updated on my attempt to climb the 11th and 13th highest mountains in the world, 8068m Gasherbrum I and 8035m Gasherbrum II in Pakistan. http://www.altitudejunkies.com/dispatchgasherbrum09.html http://www.altitudejunkies.com/dispatchgasherbrum09.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:47:52 BST External resources A walk along the coast near Land's End, Cornwall, past the open air Minack Theatre hewn into a sea cliff, and the interesting coastal rock formation of Logan Rock. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_porthcurno.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_porthcurno.html Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:34:21 BST Travel photographs A varied expedition in the Solu-Khumbu region of Nepal, embracing three valleys (Hinku, Hongu and Gokyo), three high passes (Mera La, Amphu Labtse and Renjo La), and three summits - Mera Peak (6476m), Island Peak (6189m) and Gokyo Ri (5360m). http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/nepal/meraisland/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/nepal/meraisland/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:01:01 BST Travel photographs Three Munros and nearly a Corbett in three days of Easter hill walking in central Scotland. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/trossachs/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/trossachs/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:57:43 BST Travel photographs Video footage of my autumn trekking and mountaineering trip to Nepal is now online. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/nepal/phu/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/nepal/phu/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:48:14 GMT Travel photographs A sunny afternoon marks the first day of spring on the south Cornwall coast. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_polperro.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_polperro.html Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:27:49 GMT Travel photographs High on the South Downs ridge and in among forestry plantations near Midhurst. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_harting.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_harting.html Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:27:49 GMT Travel photographs Spring like weather on the Wiltshire downs, an area rich with archaeological treasures. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_marlborough.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_marlborough.html Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:50:02 GMT Travel photographs The travel diary of my Xmas ascents of Mexico's volcanoes and eating exploits is now online. http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/volcanic.html http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/volcanic.html Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:26:37 GMT Travel diaries Exploring iron age antiquities in the snowy South Downs http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_cissbury.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_cissbury.html Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:33:44 GMT Travel photographs A muddy January walk in the Cotswolds http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_wychwood.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2009/ind_wychwood.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:01:01 GMT Travel photographs Ascents of extinct and dormant volcanoes Nevado de Toluca (4691m), Iztaccihuatl (5220m) and Pico de Orizaba (5611m), the 4th, 3rd and highest mountains in Mexico, and views of the active volcano Popocatepetl. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/mexico/volcanoes/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/mexico/volcanoes/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:04:15 GMT Travel photographs Tour of the pre-Mayan pyramids of Teotihuacan, New Year celebrations in Mexico City, and wanderings among the city's many cultural sites and historic buildings. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/mexico/city/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/mexico/city/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:04:15 GMT Travel photographs A winter's afternoon on the North Cornwall coastal path. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_zennor.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_zennor.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:18:42 GMT Travel photographs My latest travel diary is now online. Join me as I trek among Buddhists, horses and high mountains in a remote part of Nepal. http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/prince.html http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/prince.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:43:12 GMT Travel diaries Exploring remote hidden valleys and Tibetan Buddhist villages in a land of snow and desert in the Manang region, off the main Annapurna Circuit trail in Nepal, including an ascent of the trekking peak Chulu Far East. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/nepal/phu/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/nepal/phu/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:00:23 GMT Travel photographs A short sunny autumn walk through Cotswold hills and villages. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_windrush.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_windrush.html Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:59:45 BST Travel photographs A glorious sunny weekend traversing the highest mountain in southern Snowdonia. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_cadairidris.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_cadairidris.html Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:28:52 BST Travel photographs Ducks, geese, herons, swans and miscellaneous wildfowl at the London Wetlands Centre in Barnes. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_wetlands.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_wetlands.html Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:32:31 BST Travel photographs Some memorable video footage of my trek and ascent of Stok Kangri in Ladakh, India, three years ago has been provided courtesy of team member, Ken Robinson. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/india/stok-kangri/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/india/stok-kangri/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:39:32 BST Travel photographs A soggy bank holiday Sunday spent bagging Munros in Central Scotland. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_glenlyon.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_glenlyon.html Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:58:43 BST Travel photographs A quick run up the mountain in Central Scotland where contour lines were invented. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_schiehallion.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_schiehallion.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:33:47 BST Travel photographs Yes, that's right, you can now search this web site for interesting facts and photos. http://www.markhorrell.com/search.html http://www.markhorrell.com/search.html Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:37:51 BST New features Walking up to the church on Brent Tor, Devon, and descending through Lydford Gorge to the Devil's Cauldron. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_lydford.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_lydford.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:58:31 BST Travel photographs Backpacking and Munro twagging in the Knoydart peninsula. The full travel diary of my wet and blustery trip to remote northwest Scotland last winter is now online. http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/soaking.html http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/soaking.html Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:57:45 BST Travel diaries Maila the Nepali gets a taste of a true weekend in the Welsh hills: wind, rain and clouds on Tryfan, the Glyders and Y Garn, and mist over the Carnedds, but he climbs seven of the Welsh 3000ers and is rewarded with fine views eventually. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/glyders/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/glyders/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:41:02 BST Travel photographs First ascents of Himalayan peaks in Ladakh, Northern India. The full travel diary of my exploratory expedition last autumn is now online. http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/virgins.html http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/virgins.html Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:26:26 BST Travel diaries A brisk run up and down the Rhyd-Ddu Path, with more enjoyable activities later. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_snowdon2.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_snowdon2.html Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:15:45 BST Travel photographs Backpacking in a remote part of the Cambrian Mountains, central Wales, where steep valleys hide grassy moorland plateaus, blanket bogs and wide expanses of pine forest, with a bothy night and viewpoints at Gorllwyn and Drygarn Fawr thrown in. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/abergwesyn/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/abergwesyn/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:37:06 BST Travel photographs Backpacking and wild camping in the quiet rolling landscape north of Skiddaw, Cumbria, with ascents of Skiddaw, Blencathra and several smaller peaks. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/skiddaw/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/skiddaw/ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:09:27 BST Travel photographs A typical day's walking in the Lake District: nice views down below but rainclouds and nothing to see but mist on top. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_glaramara.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_glaramara.html Tue, 20 May 2008 19:44:44 BST Travel photographs Summits and high passes - there's nothing like 'em. A new feature listing my highs to date. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/highpoints.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/highpoints.html Sun, 11 May 2008 17:27:01 BST Travel photographs A walk through the Chilterns near Wendover, with a lunchtime bonus. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_wendover.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_wendover.html Sun, 11 May 2008 12:45:57 BST Travel photographs A walk along the Cotswold Way between Broadway Tower and Dover's Hill. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_broadway.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_broadway.html Mon, 05 May 2008 16:07:28 BST Travel photographs I join Tony again on a short stretch of Offa's Dyke Path during his epic walk from Land's End to John o'Groats. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_sedbury.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_sedbury.html Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:16:53 BST Travel photographs The big man and me on the knife edge ridge of Crib Goch, en route to the summit of Snowdon in spring snow. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_snowdon.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_snowdon.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:14:15 BST Travel photographs Joining my friend Tony between Newquay and Treyarnon for an early stretch on his Land's End to John o'Groats epic. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_newquay.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_newquay.html Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:12:03 BST Travel photographs All my travel videos have now been collected together in one place on my new Youtube channel. http://www.youtube.com/markhorrell http://www.youtube.com/markhorrell Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:43:51 GMT External resources A walk across rolling English hills from Overton to Watership Down. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_overton.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_overton.html Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:31:53 GMT Travel photographs A sunny weekend walk in the countryside near Henley. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_shiplake.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2008/ind_shiplake.html Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:49:24 GMT Travel photographs My third travel diary is now online. Come and see if I can reach the summit of Muztag Ata in China. http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/snowshoes.html http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/snowshoes.html Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:10:25 GMT Travel diaries Hundreds more photos of my adventure across Tibet to the North Col of Everest have been added courtesy of Bunter Anson. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/#tibet http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/#tibet Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:33:21 GMT Travel photographs My second travel diary is now online. Join me as I go off the beaten track in Nepal. http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/tamangs.html http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/tamangs.html Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:40:37 GMT Travel diaries Photographs of December day walks on the Ebor Way in Yorkshire, and along the Cornish coast. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2007/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/2007/ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:02:29 GMT Travel photographs My camera froze up on summit day, but I've managed to get summit pictures, as well as one of me standing on the summit, from a fellow expedition member. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/china/muztagata/ind_summit.html http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/china/muztagata/ind_summit.html Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:48:59 GMT Travel photographs The first instalment of my travel diaries is now online. Join me as I go in the footsteps of Mallory. http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/northcol.html http://www.markhorrell.com/diaries/northcol.html Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:08:29 GMT Travel diaries I've just added photos from my wet and windy week of backpacking on this remote peninsula in northwest Scotland. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/knoydart/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/knoydart/ Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:22:49 GMT Travel photographs Jagged Globe have published my diary for our exploratory expedition to northern Ladakh in September on their web site. You can also see my own photographs for the expedition on this site. http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=628 http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=628 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:54:56 GMT External resources I have just completed a course in rock climbing at the National Mountain Centre, Plas y Brenin in North Wales. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/crags/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/britain/crags/ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:13:08 GMT Travel photographs I have recently returned from climbing Muztag Ata, a 7500m peak in western China. http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/china/muztagata/ http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/china/muztagata/ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:33:45 BST Travel photographs