It’s that time of the year again when various people will be preparing for their expedition to Mount Sidley. Mount Sidley, by way of reminder, is the highest volcano in Antarctica and therefore one of the Volcanic Seven Summits. As I have previously blogged, the Volcanic Seven Summits challenge Continue Reading
High altitude kayaking in the Andes
Ojos del Salado is the highest point on this planet that I have ever reached. And it will probably remain that way. It also has the distinction of holding other “high” type records. For example: It is the highest volcano in the world (and therefore it is the highest of the volcanic seven Continue Reading
Updated List of Volcanic Seven Summiters
[Note that the current list can now be found here and for February 2020 can be found here.] Dan Bull's recent successful ascent of Ojos del Salado has prompted me to update the list of Volcanic Seven Summiters. This is an update from the list contained in my blog of 9th November 2016 (see here). Continue Reading
A further Volcanic Seven Summiter
Congratulations to Dan Bull who has now completed the Volcanic Seven Summits with an ascent of Ojos del Salado on 27th April 2017. As I understand it, the trip was a bit of an epic. Dan ended up climbing the mountain solo. Here is a photo of him at the top! Dan, of course, was with me on Continue Reading