It has proven a little difficult obtaining details of Mount Sidley 2026 climbs this season. As far as I can tell, the information that I set out below is accurate. As ever, I am happy to correct any inaccuracies. In addition, if any of the team members whose ages I do not have read this, I Continue Reading
Mount Sidley – January 2025 (pt 1)
ALE do occasionally accept private trips to Mount Sidley. For example, the January 2014 one was just such. This year, through 7 Summits Club, a large Russian-led trip departed ahead of the “usual” ALE trip which (as I write this) is now in Antarctica. So for the first Mount Sidley January 2025 Continue Reading
Mount Sidley – January 2024 (part 2)
At 19:00 GMT -4 on 17th January 2024 the second ALE team of the season summited Mount Sidley. This was less than two weeks after the first team. This is my second blog on Mount Sidley - January 2024 The second team was much smaller with just one guide and four climbers. One of the Continue Reading
Mount Sidley – January 2024 (part 1)
On 4 January 2024 the first of this year’s two ALE Mount Sidley teams summited. It looks as though they had perfect weather from start to finish. There were 11 members of the party, including ALE guides Larry Holmgren and Pedro Binfa (Chile). Unfortunately one team member had to turn Continue Reading
Mount Sidley – January 2023 – seven more V7S completers
ALE has reverted to a January trip to Mount Sidley in 2023 following a December trip in 2021. The group formed one of the largest parties that have been on Sidley with ALE. There were eight clients plus two guides (and, of course, the accompanying aircrew). Of the eight clients (all of whom Continue Reading