If August’s mountain of the month was a little tenuous hopefully you will forgive me when you check out Septembers mountain of the month. In September we went BIG – a trip to the Pacific Northwest in America where the highlight of the trip was a circumnavigation of Mt Hood, a dormant volcano in Oregon….
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Top 10 tips for planning an American backpacking trip from the UK
Test any new skills in the UK first – a backpacking trip in the USA might involve a few extra skills than you are used to using in the UK. Having a few trips to specifically check your skill set is a great way to test kit and fitness. For us we hadn’t wild camped…
Mountain of the Month August 2019: The Mountain Stage, Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, Wales
A slight deviation this month as August was high on adventure and fun but quite low on actual mountains. After a quick weekend break at the Edinburgh Festival (see my top tips here) the big event of August was a visit to Green Man Festival in Crickhowell in South Wales. With mountain of the month…
Climbing world cup in Chamonix: Free excitement!
Seeing a live climbing competition had been on my wish list for a little while so when I realised that one of the competitions that makes up the climbing world cup was in Chamonix a summer holiday was planned around it. I was not disappointed! British climbing is exploding with competition climbers competing on the…
My first Via Ferrata; Curalla, Passy, Nr Chamonix, France
‘I’m perfectly safe, I wont die, but what would happen if I slipped?’ not the most helpful thought when crossing a Himylayan style wire bridge above a 100m drop. Via Ferrata involves wire features linked with a continuous cable that you attach to with a specially designed dual karabiner device that means you are always…
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