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2012

In memory of George Leigh Malloryoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2012
First Everest rotation; puja to end all pujasoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2012
Everest Base Camp memorialsoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2012
The scenic drive to Everest Base Camporiginal ↗
16 Apr 2012
Nyalam and Tingrioriginal ↗
16 Apr 2012
Dispatches from Everestoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2012
A mosaic of colourful sheeporiginal ↗
6 Apr 2012
My long and winding trail to Everestoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2012
In some ways mountain clothing is simpler these daysoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2012
The King of Aconcaguaoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2012
The physio’s couch: essential Everest trainingoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2012
The Manaslu oxygen mysteryoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2012
4 pairs of mountaineering bootsoriginal ↗
14 Mar 2012
The modern traveller’s obsession with gadgetsoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2012
5 off-the-beaten-path treks in Nepaloriginal ↗
29 Feb 2012
The great great grandfather of mountaineeringoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2012
In praise of Bill Tilman and his great travel booksoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2012
A short history of Cerro Torre, the world’s most controversial mountainoriginal ↗
15 Feb 2012
Which is harder, the Second Seven Summits or the first one?original ↗
8 Feb 2012
Dougal Haston climbs the Hillary Step of Everestoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2012
The high-altitude slow plodoriginal ↗
1 Feb 2012
Colombia’s glaciers will soon be goneoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2012
Two strange plants of the Colombian paramooriginal ↗
18 Jan 2012
Cocuy Circuit trek: You say cojones, I say cojinesoriginal ↗
11 Jan 2012
Is Prince Harry really going to climb ‘Mount’ Everest?original ↗
5 Jan 2012

2011

7 mountainous places to escape to for Christmasoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2011
Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains: great trekking, unusual wildlife, and a summitoriginal ↗
7 Dec 2011
Swimming with polar bearsoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2011
5 reasons Ecuador’s mountains are great for beginnersoriginal ↗
23 Nov 2011
How to measure the height of a mountainoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2011
The Lukla flight: is it really that scary?original ↗
9 Nov 2011
7 things to know about Mera Peakoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2011
Is the Manaslu Circuit the new Annapurna Circuit?original ↗
26 Oct 2011
Manaslu 2011: Ice axe and Cramptonsoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2011
Manaslu: a tale of two mountaineersoriginal ↗
13 Oct 2011
Manaslu – The time has comeoriginal ↗
30 Sept 2011
The joys of Samagaon, gateway to Manasluoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2011
The best weather forecast is to look out of your tentoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2011
First Manaslu summit pushoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2011
On parasitic climbers; Manaslu’s serac mazeoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2011
A monsoon trek and first foray onto Manasluoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2011
Spirit Mountain: my attempt on Manasluoriginal ↗
30 Aug 2011
How to escape from a yetioriginal ↗
24 Aug 2011
8 useful web tools for expedition base camporiginal ↗
16 Aug 2011
What’s the definition of a mountaineer?original ↗
9 Aug 2011
A walk in the clouds on the wild Moelwyn ridgesoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2011
Drukpa Kunley’s Rhubarb: an extraordinary Himalayan vegetableoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2011
5 reasons why Bhutan is *NOT* worth the $200 per day tourist feeoriginal ↗
19 Jul 2011
5 reasons why Bhutan *IS* worth the $200 per day tourist feeoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2011
The Welsh Wilderness: backpacking in the Cambrian Mountainsoriginal ↗
6 Jul 2011
What price an outdoor gear reviewer?original ↗
29 Jun 2011
All experience is an arch: a traveller’s mottooriginal ↗
25 Jun 2011
Backpacker’s Britain: walking guides for people who like it toughoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2011
The Rhinogs: Snowdonia’s best kept secretoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2011
The Krakauer Syndromeoriginal ↗
8 Jun 2011
The Buddhist Wheel of Lifeoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2011
Would you sacrifice a digit for a summit?original ↗
30 May 2011
When does trekking become mountaineering?original ↗
24 May 2011
The trials of keeping a travel diaryoriginal ↗
11 May 2011
In praise of Cumbria’s northern fellsoriginal ↗
5 May 2011
The joys and perils of off-piste walkingoriginal ↗
27 Apr 2011
Is this the finest view in the Himalayas?original ↗
20 Apr 2011
A weekend escape to the Brecon Beaconsoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2011
My friends on Makalu, Everest’s deadly neighbouroriginal ↗
5 Apr 2011
Book review: Savage Arena by Joe Taskeroriginal ↗
28 Mar 2011
On bog hopping and jungle treksoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2011
BBC Human Planet: amazing photography, shocking scriptoriginal ↗
9 Mar 2011
Turning mountains into trash heapsoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2011
Yippee! Our forests are safe, for noworiginal ↗
19 Feb 2011
5 great books about mountain explorationoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2011
My response to that blasted Sell Our Forests consultationoriginal ↗
6 Feb 2011
Is the Annapurna Circuit still a Must-See?original ↗
5 Feb 2011
How the sale of England’s forests drove me back into politicsoriginal ↗
29 Jan 2011
Will the Coalition government protect the UK’s forests?original ↗
23 Jan 2011
Putting together an adventure travel kit listoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2011
2010, a year of walks across Britainoriginal ↗
11 Jan 2011
Aconcagua: when returning is better in every wayoriginal ↗
8 Jan 2011

2010

From snowy London to sunny Mendozaoriginal ↗
19 Dec 2010
The Stone Sentinel: return to Aconcagua (as usual)original ↗
14 Dec 2010
8 reasons why false summit claims are madeoriginal ↗
10 Dec 2010
Cho Oyu 2010: Climbing high on steak and kidney pieoriginal ↗
28 Nov 2010
Baruntse post mortem: bad luck or bad decision-making?original ↗
14 Nov 2010
Reflections on Cho Oyuoriginal ↗
6 Oct 2010
Hope fading on Cho Oyuoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2010
Rest and relaxation at Base Camporiginal ↗
25 Sept 2010
Up to Camp 2 on Cho Oyuoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2010
Avalanche above Camp 3original ↗
18 Sept 2010
Initial forays on Cho Oyuoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2010
Base Camp Pujaoriginal ↗
12 Sept 2010
Arrival at Cho Oyu Base Camporiginal ↗
10 Sept 2010
The Forbidden Cityoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2010
Goddess of Turquoise: my attempt on Cho Oyuoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2010
Implementing WordPress for an adventure travel companyoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2010
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