Congratulations to the 2019/2020 Mount Sidley team who made the summit at around 22.30 UTC on 18th January. I do not have much in the way of detail at the moment so I will update this blog as and when I do. But from what I can tell the team had good conditions. So the long wait at base camp was Continue Reading
Archives for January 2020
Mount Sidley 2019/2020 season – Part 5
After 4½ days by the Basler at base camp, the team for the Mount Sidley 2019/2020 season has finally been able to commence its ascent of the mountain. I have been in touch with Andrew Hughes and he tells me that: "At long last the weather gods graced us with minimal winds, mostly blue skies, Continue Reading
Popocatepetl has some fun
Climbing Popocatepetl has been prohibited since the early 1990s. This Mexican volcano has been active since then and it is closely monitored. On the Paso de Cortéz, a high pass that lies between Popocatepetl and Iztacchuatl, there is a National Park office at around 3,400m. Here there is a Continue Reading
Mount Sidley 2019/2020 season – Part 4
The Mount Sidley 2019/2020 season has now started in earnest. David Roskelley's website reports that the team has flown from Union Glacier to the mountain. They arrived at around 10.30pm UTC on Monday. As anticipated they have landed on the ice sheet. This is the fourth ALE trip to do this. Continue Reading
Mount Sidley 2019/2020 season – Part 3
Weather issues have held up the team from making their way to the mountain. So the Mount Sidley 2019/2020 season has yet to begin in earnest. First the three members of the team who were already in Antarctica tackling Mount Vinson were delayed in returning to Union Glacier by foggy conditions at Continue Reading