On Wednesday 5th November Derek and I reached the summit of La Malinche, 4462m. This is an inactive volcano, and was a good peak to start our acclimitization for the higher altitudes to come. Further details to follow. Continue Reading
Iztaccihuatl
Iztaccihuatl is our first principal objective. It is a volcano that lies about 40 miles south east of Mexico City and rises to 5,230m (17,160ft). Fortunately it is dormant now. It is the third highest peak in Mexico. Iztaccihuatl means “white woman” in the native language. White is from the Continue Reading
Kilimanjaro
In February 2014 I went on a trek organised by Jagged Globe to climb Kilimanjaro. We had a rather "varied" group. It included three who were doing the trek for charity, three Chinese ladies, a guy from Ireland and myself plus guide Matt Parkes. Other than Matt, I had the most Continue Reading
Mount Rainier, Washington making a grown man cry – 29th July to 1 August 2013
The USA is a land of vastly different landscapes, including may different mountain ranges – the Appalachians in the east, the Rockies of the mid west, the Sierra Nevada in California and Nevada, and the sub-sets of those. One lesser known range is the Cascades which run from northern California up Continue Reading
Mount Hood, Oregon
It can’t be very often that you get such a spectacular view of your objective. This is Mount Hood. Approaching Portland airport on the best of days, just a few thousand feet above this 11,250ft mountain. Wow! Mount Hood is one of the group of volcanoes that run in a line down the west Continue Reading