Jungle Trekking in Yok Don – Central Highlands, Vietnam
Our jungle trek started across the Dak Krong River the boundary of Yok Don National Park. We shuttled across the river in a narrow dugout canoe making sure our buoyancy … Continue reading
5 Nicaragua Volcanoes in 5 Days Trek (part II)
Back now from family holiday in Kenya and a great wild-camping expedition in the Lake District. Time to finish the story of my trek across volcanoes in Nicaragua. After our “death … Continue reading
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
Dolomites Via Ferrata – 2012 Part 2
After our traverse of the Brenta , (see previous blog), Mike and I drove across to Corvara in the Central Dolomites. We had been there a couple of years ago, … Continue reading
Traverse of Brenta Dolomites – Via delle Bocchette
This September Mike and I set off on the Via delle Bocchette, the series of Via Ferrata’s across and around the peaks of the Brenta Dolomites. Other areas of the … Continue reading