[Updated 1st January 2022 to include details of the guides, details of summits and updated list of Mount Sidley summits] This blog looks at ALE's expedition to Mount Sidley in December 2021. ALE had to cancel its January 2021 trip because of Covid. So ALE proposes to run two trips this season Continue Reading
Three Ultras in Crete
I blogged about Ultras here. Obviously, this Covid thing has restricted travel. However, this October Julie and I managed to sneak a week on the island of Crete. As with two previous trips for some sun and mountains – Teide and Pico Ruivo – we used a package holiday with Jet2 as Continue Reading
Top 50 Ultras
This is just a brief note to say that I have made quite a few updates over the last couple of months to the climbers' list in my blog about the 50 most prominent peaks in the world. You can find this list here. If any reader has any information that would help make the list better I would be Continue Reading
The Top 50 Highest and the Top 50 Most Prominent Volcanoes in the World
This is a short blog to signpost some pages on this site that contain lists of: the Top 50 Highest Volcanoes in the World and the Top 50 Most Prominent Volcanoes in the World. A month or two back I was asked by a friend to consider what the Top 50 Highest and the Top 50 Most Prominent Continue Reading
Pico Ruivo – Ultra bagging in Madeira
This is a blog about a hastily arranged trip last November. A mini adventure snatched as the UK was entering its second Covid-19 lockdown. With mountaineering being somewhat constrained, at least for me, during 2020 I was keen to do at least something. What with travel corridors Continue Reading