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May
26
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From Follower to Leader….

Author Sophie Nicholson    Category ash, trekkingholidays     Tags , , , ,

Just over a year and a half ago I jacked in my comfortable yet rather benign life in West Sussex and embarked upon a journey into the unknown. I had no clear idea of what it was that I wanted, just a gut feeling that this was not where I was supposed to be. I left with just one clear goal in mind – to follow my love of the outdoors and in particular, mountains.

The adventure since has been one wild ride and over the course of the last 18 months I have ski toured in the Canadian Rockies, trad climbed in the wilderness of Scotland, trekked high into the Himalayas, stood on top a 4,000m Alpine peak at sunrise and ice climbed in the Vallee du Giffre.

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Oct
18
2

Chilean Miners come up, while sports fans go down…

Author Mark Pawlak    Category Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts     Tags , , , , , , , , , , ,

There’s a rare breed of people who spend their time crawling through caves and descending into the depths of mountains – and they are not miners in Chile.

Potholing and caving have never been mass interest sports but are seriously challenging endeavours. These sports are not considered fashionable or easy to brand, nor are they typically competitive. And, what is rarely noted is just how dedicated potholers and cavers need be.

Photo from Flickr user: Jarvist Frost

The two disciplines developed from Spelology, the science of caves and, as you can imagine, are used to complement each other. read more

Jun
8
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What’s left to climb?

Author Mark Pawlak    Category Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts     Tags , , , , ,

We are forever hearing about Everest expeditions, and K2 and the other usual suspects, but which mountains still unconquered are on mountaineers’ to-do lists?

We all to easily forget that the vast majority of the Earth’s peaks have yet to be climbed. A quick glance at the geo maps from China reveal the true scale of the challenges ahead.

According to the country’s national data, Karakorum mountain peaks at 8611m, that’s only 237m short of Everest, and there are five more mountain ranges that top out at over 7,000m. Now, who is looking to take climbing to new heights and get onto these new on challenges? read more

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