Is Cotopaxi now safe to climb?

October 6, 2017 Opinion and advice andes, cayambe, cotopaxi, ecuador, mexico, popocatepetl, volcanoes 9 Comments

Is Cotopaxi now safe to climb?

Tomorrow Ecuador’s most popular volcano will be open again for the first time since a major eruption in 2015. But is it safe or is the decision premature? Here are my thoughts after a month in Ecuador.

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