Mount Ararat has long been on my ‘to-do’ list. Climbs require a military permit. For many years, due to Kurdish insurgency, obtaining such a permit wasn’t possible. This situation changed in 2021 but Covid and other projects meant that I wasn’t able to focus my attentions on Mount Continue Reading
Volcanic Seven Summits Completion – update June 2023
There is a further Volcanic Seven Summits completion; Caroline Leon climbed Elbrus on 28th June 2023 to become the seventh woman to achieve this and number 39 on my list*. Caroline is from Sydney, Australia but lives in Dubai. There she works for DHL as a brand ambassador. She has Continue Reading
Exploring the Andes by bike
Last August and October I posted three blogs about some of my adventures in the Andes last summer. These related to my ascents of Acotango, Parinacota and Sajama in Bolivia. Just after I returned home, my brother, Derek, started a longer and more adventurous journey to explore the Andes by Continue Reading
Nevado Sajama
Two days after my (ultimately) successful ascent of Cerro Parinacota, I started my attempt on Nevado Sajama. Sajama is an extinct stratovolcano. It is the highest point in Bolivia at 6542m (21,463ft), is the ninth highest volcano in the world and is the 16th highest mountain in South Continue Reading
Cerro Parinacota
Cerro Parinacota is a dormant stratovolcano on the border of Bolivia and Chile. It has an elevation of 6342m. Parinacota’s name derives from the Aymara language and means flamingo (Parina) lake (quta). There are lakes on both sides of the national boundary. The mountain can be Continue Reading