Australia is not known for its mountains, with one exception perhaps. The exception is Mount Kosciuszko which to some counts as part of the Seven Summits (the highest summit on each of the seven continents). I will not debate here whether or not it or Carstenz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea Continue Reading
Mount Sidley ascents – update
[An update to the list below can be found here.] There is a dearth of information on the web on Mount Sidley ascents. So I have continued to undertake further research since my return from Antarctica and over the past year, and put together what I believe to be a definitive list of Continue Reading
Updated list of Volcanic Seven Summit completers
As I mentioned in my recent post, there have been two more completions of the Volcanic Seven Summits. The list below reflects these. This post is an update to my posts of 9th November 2016 and 28th June 2017. These completions have been achieved by Katie Sarah, an Australian guide based in Continue Reading
More Volcanic Seven Summits completers
The Volcanic Seven Summits challenge is, as I predicted, becoming more popular. January and February have seen Katie Sarah and David Hamilton (both professional guides) complete on Mount Sidley and Ojos del Salado respectively. Both are also Seven Summiters. I will update my lists of those who Continue Reading
The Forest of Bowland
I wrote back in June about a part of the English uplands that I had neglected. Another part I have regarded similarly is the Forest of Bowland. This mass of moorland lies, slightly detached from the main Pennine spine to the east of Lancaster. It is only an hour and half’s drive from home. So Continue Reading