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When You Reach The Summit – You Are Only Half Way..!

Posted on January 16, 2021January 26, 2021

With fading light and dropping temperatures, the snow and ice were making our descent tiring and treacherous. We were all tired but it was becoming clear that one of us was totally exhausted and their hands were now struggling to grip. The trouble is that every time you slip, falling to be caught with a…

Third Man Factor – Our Guardian Angels?

Posted on October 28, 2019March 31, 2020

June 1st 1933, and the British Everest Expedition to climb the highest mountain in the world, which had started out as a large scale, well organised military-style operation was coming to a desperate end. High up above 26,000ft, in the death zone, where there is not enough oxygen in the air for human life to…

Sunset from Mountain Refuge

Alpine Mountain Refuges: 5 reasons why you should experience them

Posted on February 12, 2019October 22, 2019

Whether an experienced mountaineer or keen walker, you have not really experienced the Alps until you have stayed in one of the thousands of mountain refuges there. Some in the lowlands are easily accessed, even by car. However many ot them are high on the rocks, accessible only by walking in and out. The facilities…

Girl Climbing Via Ferrata

Guide to Start Climbing Your Own Via Ferratas

Posted on October 9, 2018October 22, 2019

If you enjoy hill-walking, scrambling or climbing you may not yet be familiar with the mountain experience known as a Via Ferrata (or Iron Path) although they can be found in most areas of the world. They originated in Italy at the start of the 20th century to facilitate troop movements across the mountains. There…

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