A return to the Peruvian Andes, in very different circumstances

July 9, 2014 Expedition dispatches altitude junkies, altitude sickness, andes, annie smith peck, cordillera blanca, erwin schneider, first ascents, history of mountaineering, huascaran, huayhuash circuit, joe simpson, peru, siula grande, trekking 2 Comments

A return to the Peruvian Andes, in very different circumstances

By the time you read this I will be in Peru, setting out in the hope of climbing its highest mountain, 6768m Huascaran. It’s been a long time coming. My one and only visit to Peru was when I walked the Huayhuash Circuit as a novice trekker in 2002.

5 reasons why Bhutan IS worth the $200 per day tourist fee

July 12, 2011 Opinion and advice adventure travel, bhutan, buddhism, drukpa kunley, gompas, gross national happiness, himalayas, huayhuash circuit, monasteries, nepal, padmasambhava, paro, peru, snowman trek, thimphu, tiger's nest, tourism, trekking, wildlife

5 reasons why Bhutan *IS* worth the $200 per day tourist fee

This is a post of two halves, with the second instalment next week looking at the other side of the coin. Much has been said about the high cost of tourism in Bhutan, where the government charges a minimum fee