Two days after my (ultimately) successful ascent of Cerro Parinacota, I started my attempt on Nevado Sajama. Sajama is an extinct stratovolcano. It is the highest point in Bolivia at 6542m (21,463ft), is the ninth highest volcano in the world and is the 16th highest mountain in South Continue Reading
Cerro Parinacota
Cerro Parinacota is a dormant stratovolcano on the border of Bolivia and Chile. It has an elevation of 6342m. Parinacota’s name derives from the Aymara language and means flamingo (Parina) lake (quta). There are lakes on both sides of the national boundary. The mountain can be Continue Reading
Volcanic Seven Summiters – May 2022
[Since writing this blog, there have been more V7S completers and an updated table is on my general V7S page.] I have finally got around to blogging on two new Volcanic Seven Summiters who completed the challenge in May 2022 by climbing Damavand. They are twins, Delia and Iulia Zanoschi. Delia Continue Reading
Volcán Acotango
Volcán Acotango is a 6000m peak straddling the border between Bolivia and Chile. It is an ancient, and probably extinct, volcano. I climbed Volcán Acotango in July 2022. It was one of the objectives of my recent trip to Bolivia. We had based ourselves in the village of Sajama. This Continue Reading
Rum
Over the years I have sadly neglected most of Scotland’s west coast islands. Because there are Munros there, I have been to Skye and to Mull. I had also been to Gigha. So in the summer of 2021, I decided to start to put that right and planned a trip to Rum. Rum has a central Continue Reading