[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
Climbing Mount Elbrus – to Elbrus
We had just the one night in Cheget following our climb of Mukal. Again we had to sort out gear for the second part of the trip, the attempt on Elbrus. This time the packing was simpler – we could take everything except anything that we knew we would not need. We would be able to Continue Reading
Aconcagua
I am writing this some time after our foray up Aconcagua. I learnt a lot from this part of the trip. The ascent was not successful in terms of reaching the summit, but the learning about how to manage expeditions up big mountains was significant. I doubt I will ever return to Aconcagua, but being Continue Reading