7 mountainous places to escape to for Christmas

December 14, 2011 Opinion and advice aconcagua, andes, antisana, argentina, cayambe, chimborazo, colombia, cordillera neovolcanica, cotopaxi, ecuador, ethiopia, iztaccihuatl, kilimanjaro, lonely planet, mexico, mount baker, mount speke, mount stanley, nevado de toluca, pico de orizaba, popocatepetl, ritacuba blanco, rwenzori mountains, sierra nevada del cocuy, simien mountains, tanzania, uganda, volcanoes 4 Comments

7 mountainous places to escape to for Christmas

This post is for people who love the outdoors and find Christmas a tedious bore. I know there must be some of you out there, and those of you who love it, look away now. Over the years I’ve found

On bog hopping and jungle treks

March 21, 2011 Opinion and advice bog hopping, carstensz pyramid, henry morton stanley, indonesia, jungle trek, mount baker, mount speke, mount stanley, mountain photography, richard parks, rwenzori mountains, seven summits, trekking, uganda 3 Comments

On bog hopping and jungle treks

Why experiencing something unique is worth sacrificing a camera for I’ve just been reading the former Welsh rugby international Richard Parks’ latest post following his ascent of Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia last Tuesday. I’ve been following his attempt to climb