Antarctica has historically been one of the least mapped area of earth. The reason is obvious. It is the harshest, coldest and windiest continent on the planet, and the least visited. However, scientists at the Ohio State University and the University of Montana have now undertaken the most 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
Congratulations to Zhang Liang
On my trip to Antarctica last January I met an unassuming Chinese man, Zhang Liang. He was on the same flights in and out of Union Glacier as I was. His objective was Mount Vinson like the majority of mountaineers to Antarctica. Here we are back at Union Glacier after we had each succeeded with Continue Reading
Mount Sidley – summit success
This is a brief note to say that I ascended Mount Sidley on 14th January. I will eventually get around to writing more fully about the trip. Continue Reading