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
Borah Peak – Independence Day in the land of the famous potatoes
As mentioned in my blog on the Mount Hood climb I had a pass out. So, as you do, I went to Idaho. The objective was Borah Peak, the State highpoint. Well, of course, it is not quite as simple as that. There was a family holiday to be had and I flew out six days before the others. This had required Continue Reading