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
Mount Ruapehu
After Mount Taranaki I wanted to climb Mount Ruapehu. Mount Ruapehu is the highest mountain on the North Island of New Zealand at 2797m (9177ft). It is situated on the central plateau of the North Island near to Mount Ngauruhoe (of Mount Doom fame) and Mount Tongariro (of the crossing Continue Reading
Mount Taranaki
A glance at a map of the North Island of New Zealand will reveal a bulge on the west coast perhaps a quarter of the way up from the bottom. This is balanced by a peninsular jutting out from the east coast a little to the north. This marks a line of volcanic activity. In the middle of the west Continue Reading
Australia’s Five Highest Summits
Australia is not known for its mountains, with one exception perhaps. The exception is Mount Kosciuszko which to some counts as part of the Seven Summits (the highest summit on each of the seven continents). I will not debate here whether or not it or Carstenz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea Continue Reading
Mount Sidley ascents
There is a dearth of information on the web on Mount Sidley ascents. So I have undertaken some further research since my return from Antarctica and put together what I believe to be a definitive list of all ascensionists. This is set out below. The one qualification that I would Continue Reading