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Jagged Globe Xmas Party - 17 December

We are hosting a Christmas mulled-wine and mince pie evening at Jagged Globe HQ in Sheffield on Wednesday 17 December (6pm - 9pm). Everyone is welcome, so please come along. Directions to Jagged Globe's HQ at The Foundry Studios are here.

RSVP via our contact page.

100% success in Ecuador

News just in from Javier Herrera in Ecuador...

All members of the November Ecuador Volcanoes expedition summited Illiniza North, Cayambe and Cotopaxi. There has been a lot of snow on the mountains and snow conditions look very good for the November - January season!

There are still a few places remaining on our guaranteed Christmas and New Year departure (15 Dec - 4 Jan '09). Our first expedition in 2009 departs the UK on 18 January... [read more about Ecuador Volcanoes]

Greenland Explorer - 2 places

There are now just 2 places remaining on our 27 March Greenland Explorer expedition. There is still availability on the earlier departure (10 March). Please call us if you would like to discuss this trip in more detail and your suitability for it. [read more about Greenland Explorer]

Ama Dablam despatches

Our 2008 Ama Dablam team has arrived in the Khumbu Valley and are acclimatising in Namche Bazaar. The team intend to send regular updates on their progress. Each year, our Ama Dablam expedition arrives at the mountain as many teams are leaving. We prefer to climb late season, when the mountain is quieter, though conditions colder. Despite early reports this season of difficult snow conditions on the South West Ridge (the first summits were 30 October), the latest reports are that the route is now in good condition, but harder than in previous years. Camp 3 is sited away from the hanging serac (dablam) and the route itself climbs on the right hand side of the ridge, out of the firing line of the dablam, before accessing the summit slopes (see photo above). Our leaders this year are IFMGA Guides, Caroline Ogden and Marty Beare. We wish the team the very best of luck!

[read more] or [read more about Ama Dablam]

Mera Peak report

John Armstrong has posted his report from Mera Peak:

"One of the best groups I have had the privilege to lead. Everyone got on so well it was a pleasure to be there and the bonus of course was that we enjoyed perfect conditions which allowed eight of the nine who set out from High Camp to reach the summit of Nepal's highest trekking peak..." [read more] or [read more about Mera Peak]

2009-10 brochures

Our NEW 2009-10 brochures will be mailed in the last week of November. We will mail these out to everyone that has travelled and climbed with us, and anyone who has requested the brochures previously, within the last two years.

If you haven't yet joined us on an adventure into the mountains, and would like to receive the brochures, please email us on climb@jagged-globe.co.uk with your full name and address.

All expeditions, treks and courses contained within the brochures are available to book on the website now. For some of our skiing courses, Scottish Winter Courses and next spring's Nepal trips, dates are already filling up, so please don't hesitate to phone and check on the current availability, if you have a particular departure in mind. Lisa, Natalie, Tom, Adele, Simon, Steph or Matt will be very pleased to talk to you (0845 345 8848).

Scottish Winter Courses - Half Term dates filling

Places on our Scottish Winter Courses, which run in the February Half Term week (Starting 15 Feb) are filling up very quickly. If you are thinking about joining one of these courses, then we advise that you book this week. Places are limited to a maximum of 12 for each course. [read more about Introductory Winter Mountaineering]

Trip reports from Mera and Mera & Island Peak

We've posted up reports from many of our autumn trekking peak expeditions. Click on 'Trip Report's under the news section, or on the trip headings on right-hand column of this page. The sun has shone pretty much none stop for the whole of October, according to Caroline Ogden who is back in Kathmandu, having led a very successful Mera and Island Peak expedition (see photo). Caroline is now off to Ama Dablam, whilst Ian Hey is now back in Kathmandu following his Everest Base Camp & Island Peak trip. [read more]

Skiing Courses update

Some of our Off Piste Skiing and Ski Mountaineering Courses are now fully booked or nearly full. Our Off Piste Improvers in Tignes is fully booked, as is our Ski Morocco tour (so we have put on an additional date, the following week). There are is just one place remaining on our Chamonix Day Tours and our Ski Haute Maurinne courses. For more information and the latest availability, please call us on 0845 345 8848. [read more]

Transparent pricing

The Full Price includes an international economy class flight from the UK, and all airline taxes that are payable with the ticket. Airline taxes include some airport handling fees, the UK Air Passenger Duty, fuel surcharges and foreign airport taxes collected through international ticketing.

We cannot include local taxes payable in cash on departure from overseas airports that do not form part of the original ticket price, as there is no reliable mechanism for us to pay them. These taxes are not added into the cost of your trip and so do not form part of the full-price for it.

Our full-price also includes all National Park Fees and Climbing Permits.

Others often omit park fees, permit fees (most notably those for Kilimanjaro) and airlines taxes from their prices, even though it is misleading and may be contrary to the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 to do so.

Our price less tax is shown, so you can compare our prices properly and fairly with those organisations that omit such taxes in their pricing.

Of the prices we show for each trip, you pay either the full-price (from the UK) or the land-only price (joining in the destination country).

2009-10 Dates & Prices

All 2009-10 Expedition and Treks dates are now available to book on-line. [read more]

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