Again it is up at 6am for me, though we need to be away today by 7am for our journey to Mount Giluwe. There is a bit of a drive to get to our start point. I feel fine after yesterday’s exertions on Mt Hagen. Hopefully the fact that I reached about 3,600m (11,800ft) will have helped Continue Reading
Into the land of the headhunters (Part 2 – Mount Hagen)
Sunday 10th August 2014 My meeting with Grace occurred towards the end of my trip to Papua New Guinea. Let me take you back to the start. On Sunday, 10th August I am dropped off at Brisbane airport by Julie for my flight to Port Moresby. The check in desk is not open when I Continue Reading
Into the land of the headhunters (Part 1)
A rather dramatic title to this blog, and perhaps slightly unfair too. But this and the following three blogs are my story of a visit I made to Papua New Guinea in August 2014 to climb Mount Giluwe. Papua New Guinea forms the eastern part of the island of New Guinea which lies to the north of Continue Reading
Iran Adventure: Part 5 – Postscript
Part 4 of this blog can be found here. Following our Damavand ascent the previous day, we are up for an 8am breakfast then it is time to pack those final items. The mules will carry our large bags down to camp 1 so we just have our day sacks. Mehti wants to take a picture of the group in front Continue Reading
Iran Adventure: Part 4 – Damavand
Part 3 of this blog can be found here. This blog covers my Mount Damavand climb. On Wednesday, 5th August 2015 I wake up on a concrete floor in converted stables. Sleep has been OK, if broken. My ageing body is not used to sleeping on a thin blow up mattress. It was warm enough Continue Reading