Mulhacén is the highest point in the Sierra Nevada in the south of Spain. It is also the highest mountain on the Iberian peninsula. Mulhacén would also be the highest mountain in Spain were it not for Pico de Teide on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands which surpasses it by Continue Reading
Cerro Chirripó – the highest peak in Costa Rica
Background I have a reputation. A reputation within my family. That is, it is not possible for me to take a “normal” holiday without tagging on some mountain activity. So it was in February 2023. Julie and I were to meet our daughter in Costa Rica and go on an organised Continue Reading
Volcanic Seven Summits completions – February 2023
No sooner than I had posted my blog about the 2023 Sidley trip and seven further V7S completions, than I had news of a further completion. On 1st February 2023 German dentist Stephan Jesinghaus summited Ojos del Salado and so adds to the Volcanic Seven Summits completions. By all accounts, the Continue Reading
Nevado Sajama
Two days after my (ultimately) successful ascent of Cerro Parinacota, I started my attempt on Nevado Sajama. Sajama is an extinct stratovolcano. It is the highest point in Bolivia at 6542m (21,463ft), is the ninth highest volcano in the world and is the 16th highest mountain in South Continue Reading
Cerro Parinacota
Cerro Parinacota is a dormant stratovolcano on the border of Bolivia and Chile. It has an elevation of 6342m. Parinacota’s name derives from the Aymara language and means flamingo (Parina) lake (quta). There are lakes on both sides of the national boundary. The mountain can be Continue Reading