Mosedale Horseshoe with St Anthony’s Glory
What started as a long weekend out with my mates, ended up with me doing a solo backpacking route. We had decided on the western Lake District, a new area … Continue reading
Family Safari Expedition to Kenya
A short film of movies from our Family Holiday on Safari to Kenya, June 2013. We went to Amboseli National Park, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru National Park and the Maasi … Continue reading
5 Volcanoes in 5 Days Trek, Nicaragua plus a few more in Costa Rica (Part I)
My big trip this year was to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, leading again for World Challenge. In our first week, acclimatising to the heat and damp, we climbed a couple … Continue reading
White Peak views and Ecton Mine
I spent a few days down in the Hartington and Wetton area of the White Peak May Day Bank Holiday weekend; remember, when the sun shone. I was instructing a … Continue reading
West Pennine Moors in Winter
I’m going to a special West Pennine event this Friday. I though I would add a few photo’s celebrating the great views we have in winter from this part of … Continue reading
Winter Mountaineering in Cairngorms
Its been such a long time (and I mean 30 + years) since I had been out mountaineering in a Scottish winter and Mike needed some skills training, so we … Continue reading
Kinder in fine Winter Condition
We could tell that conditions were good. Bowden Bridge car park was filling up and climbers were leaving with sacks packed with high end ice axes, crampons and ropes. Ski’s … Continue reading