As the FIFA 2018 World Cup begins an interesting link between a Peruvian and a volcano has been reported on by the BBC. Readers of this blog may remember my trip to Mexico and South America in 2014. On the South American leg my brother, Derek, and I started off in Bolivia and we then made our Continue Reading
Double disappointment on Llullaillaco
I wrote in a previous blog how various factors need to come together for an ascent to be successful. Our experience on Llullaillaco shows just how true this is. Perhaps I was tempting fate. Both Derek and I suffered our own disappointments. For me, I barely got onto the mountain. As I had Continue Reading
Llullaillaco
Llullaillaco is one of the mountains I am most looking forward to. Continuing the volcano theme, this is one on the border of Chile and Argentina. First some “anoraky” facts. it is the highest peak in the world without glaciers. it has the highest snowline in the world at around 6,500m Continue Reading