Kangchenjunga base camp trek: Oktang and the south side

May 30, 2018 Trip reports 8000m peaks, asian trekking, bokta, drohmo ri, edita, himalayas, jannu, kangchenjunga, nepal, seven summits treks, trekking 8 Comments

We had ascended a long valley to climb our peak and see the north side of Kangchenjunga. Now it was time to see the south side, and the nature of the trekking was about to change as we crossed a number of passes. This is part two of my Kangchenjunga trek report.

7 fish who climbed Everest

May 23, 2018 Humour aquatic heroes, bonita norris, dick bass, doug scott, edmund hillary, everest, gerlinde kaltenbrunner, naomi uemura, paul devaney, tenzing norgay 3 Comments

Here at the Footsteps on the Mountain blog, we try to take a look at the quirkier side of mountaineering by highlighting stories that don’t get much attention elsewhere. I bet you can’t think of a single fish that has scaled Everest, but there are a few.

Kangchenjunga base camp trek: Pangpema and the north side

May 16, 2018 Trip reports 8000m peaks, drohmo ri, edita, expedition himalaya, himalayas, jamie mcguinness, jannu, kangchenjunga, nepal, project himalaya, trekking, trekking peaks 6 Comments

I was long overdue a visit to Kangchenjunga, one of the 8,000m peaks I have read most about, but seen least of. Here is the first of two trip reports about our trek to the Nepalese side last month, covering our visit to the north base camp.

UK readers: Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest available for less than a quid

May 11, 2018 My books and writing amazon, everest, mountain literature, old post, seven steps from snowdon to everest, snowdon, travel writing 2 Comments

A quick plug to UK readers of my blog and other writing. If you or friends have not bought my book Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest yet, then Amazon are currently running a promo and flogging it for the bargain price of £0.99.

In memory of Chongba Sherpa of Tate, a high-altitude superstar

May 9, 2018 Reviews and tributes 8000m peaks, chongba sherpa, everest, himalayan database, manaslu, nepal, obituaries, sherpas 2 Comments

While I was in Kathmandu last month, I learned that Chongba Sherpa passed away last year after a short battle with cancer. He climbed with me on Manaslu in 2011 and Everest in 2012, and we stood on both summits together. He climbed Everest a remarkable 14 times.

Revised edition of The Manaslu Adventure available from all good e-bookstores

May 2, 2018 My books and writing 8000m peaks, amazon, manaslu, mountain literature, nepal, the manaslu adventure, travel diaries, travel writing 6 Comments

A quick book update. I’m in the process of publishing revised editions of the Footsteps on the Mountain Travel Diaries. The revised digital edition of The Manaslu Adventure is available now at a bargain price from the main online bookstores.