Islands in the Snow is now available as a paperback

September 19, 2018 My books and writing island peak, islands in the snow, jimmy roberts, mera peak, mountain literature, nepal, travel diaries, travel writing, trekking, trekking peaks 2 Comments

Here’s a timely tip if you’re off trekking in Nepal this autumn and are looking for some books to read on the trail. My travel diary Islands in the Snow is now available for the first time ever in paperback form. I’m sure you will enjoy it immensely.

The great Nepal helicopter rescue fraud: an introduction

August 29, 2018 Opinion and advice global rescue, mountaineering insurance, nepal, seven summits treks, tourism, trekking

Last week AFP reported that a group of insurance companies from Britain, Australia and New Zealand have given the Nepal government a deadline of 1 September to take concrete steps to prevent helicopter rescue fraud, or it will stop providing cover to tourists.

5 stepping stones on the path to high altitude

August 22, 2018 Opinion and advice aconcagua, argentina, everest base camp, hill walking, jebel toubkal, kilimanjaro, mera peak, morocco, nepal, seven summits, tanzania, trekking 8 Comments

Are you keen to branch out and develop the skills to climb higher peaks? Here is a series of mountains further afield that more experienced hikers should visit if you are interested in reaching a challenging altitude.

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.

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.

Drohmo Ri, the world’s easiest 6,000m peak? Not quite

April 25, 2018 Opinion and advice bokta, doug scott, drohmo peak, drohmo ri, himalayas, jamie mcguinness, kangchenjunga, nepal, project himalaya, trekking, trekking peaks 15 Comments

If you ever trek to Pangpema to see the north side of Kangchenjunga, then you should definitely allow an extra half day to climb Drohmo Ri, even if you’re just a trekker. It’s a piece of piss to get up, and the view is something special.

My first visit to Kangchenjunga

April 4, 2018 Expedition dispatches 8000m peaks, doug scott, douglas freshfield, erwin schneider, frank smythe, himalayas, jamie mcguinness, joe brown, joe tasker, joseph hooker, kangchenjunga, nepal, pete boardman, trekking 5 Comments

By the time you read this I will be somewhere in the Kangchenjunga region of Nepal, in the far east of the country near its eastern border with India. It’s a region dominated by one huge mountain, 8,586m Kangchenjunga, the third-highest mountain in the world.

High Atlas 4,000ers: the videos

March 14, 2018 Trip reports africa, aguelzim, akioud, atlas mountains, edita, high atlas, imouzzer, jebel toubkal, morocco, mountain films, ouanoukrim, trekking 0 Comment

Some more of my dodgy videos for you to watch. These ones cover our week in Morocco at the end of December, bagging a few 4,000m peaks in the High Atlas. The full sequence is only 16 minutes long, so they’re good for passing the time.

Chimborazo Sea to Summit Challenge: the videos

January 31, 2018 Trip reports andes, carihuairazo, chimborazo, chimborazo sea to summit challenge, cotacachi, cycling, ecuador, edita, edward whymper, mountain films, rucu pichincha, sea to summit, sincholagua, trekking 0 Comment

It’s that time again, when I show off the latest videos I’ve cobbled together in the garden shed with a pair of scissors, a roll of sellotape, and some sticky-back plastic. These ones cover our Chimborazo Sea to Summit Challenge last autumn, when we climbed Chimborazo, starting from sea level on push bikes.

Bagging 4,000m peaks in Morocco

January 17, 2018 Trip reports africa, aguelzim, akioud, atlas mountains, edita, high atlas, imouzzer, jebel toubkal, ke adventure travel, morocco, ouanoukrim, pathfinders treks, tibherine east, trekking 0 Comment

It was arranged at very short notice, but our brief visit to the High Atlas over Christmas and New Year, was as enjoyable as any week’s holiday I’ve ever had, as we based ourselves in Toubkal Refuge and picked off a few 4,000m peaks.