At 19:00 GMT -4 on 17th January 2024 the second ALE team of the season summited Mount Sidley. This was less than two weeks after the first team. This is my second blog on Mount Sidley - January 2024 The second team was much smaller with just one guide and four climbers. One of the Continue Reading
Archives for January 2024
Mount Sidley – January 2024 (part 1)
On 4 January 2024 the first of this year’s two ALE Mount Sidley teams summited. It looks as though they had perfect weather from start to finish. There were 11 members of the party, including ALE guides Larry Holmgren and Pedro Binfa (Chile). Unfortunately one team member had to turn Continue Reading
Die Siebengebirge
On the east bank of the Rhine, south of Bonn, there is a small range of hills. The hills are the Siebengebirge (the Seven Mountains). ‘Mountains’ is somewhat of an exaggeration. The highest point, Großer Ölberg, is just 460m high with a 220m prominence. They are volcanic in Continue Reading