Trip Reports

Winter Toubkal Climber February 2026  12th Mar

This is a great short trip for anyone who wants to summit a fairly straight forward 4,000m peak and experience the Moroccan culture of Marrakesh and surrounding villages It also gives the opportunity to brush up or try out basic Ice Axe and crampon skills... read more »

Aconcagua - January 2026   05/Feb/26

We ascended to Camp 1 after our acclimatisation ascent of Bonete Peak and then monitored the weather forecast for the following week. Predicted wind speeds on Tuesday and Wednesday, and possibly Monday, would have made a summit attempt very difficult, so we... read more »

Winter Toubkal Climb - January 2026  26/Jan/26

The heaviest snowfall in nine years began to fall as we arrived in the Berber mountain village of Imlil at 1800 metre - from where the ascent of Toubkal begins. Even getting to the start was an adventure as we had to walk the last 4 kms up the mountain road as... read more »

Aconcagua - December 2025   09/Jan/26

At 6,962m Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the world outside the Himalaya. Yet it is often considered an 'easy' mountain and it's difficulties underestimated. I must hold up my hands and confess that this year I set out for a sunny holiday in... read more »

Island Peak 25 October 2025  27/Nov/25

A slightly nervous start waiting for a delayed flight to Lukla. But we managed to get one of the last flights before clouds rolled in, arriving with all our bags just in time for lunch. Then the easy wander down to Phakding. The next 5 days were spent fully... read more »

Kyajo Ri 2025 "The Montha from the Deep"   14/Nov/25

"Tropical Cyclone Montha-25 winding up in the Bay of Bengal, tracking North West to India, 27 to 28 October. A moisture laden, clockwise, WSW airstream, off the Indian Ocean, heads for the high Himalaya. Mountain Forecast from Friday 24, as we left Thame to... read more »

Himlung Himal 2025 report  06/Nov/25

After fourteen years of expeditions, you’d think I’d have the packing sorted. No lists, no dithering — just lay everything out and get on with it. At least that’s the idea. In reality, I caught myself stuffing gear into the Jagged Globe duffle almost on... read more »

Saribung and Upper Mustang 2025  05/Nov/25

Expeditions often have a stand out moment. It could be when you reach a summit, take the last few steps to a remote pass or gaze at the night sky on a cold, crisp, windless night. On our Saribung and Upper Mustang trip; I had just such a moment, sat in a... read more »

Kilimanjaro Umbwe Route - 12 to 24 September  25/Sep/25

The expedition was successfully completed with six team members summiting Mount Meru 4556m and five reaching the top of Mount Kilimanjaro 5895m (one team member had joined the 'Climb Mount Meru' 7-day trek). First we travelled to Mount Meru. With our... read more »

Italian Haute Route - August 2025  27/Aug/25

Thank you to Mick Peakman for sending us this report. For a self-declared spaghetti hater, choosing a trek which is commonly known as the 'Spaghetti Tour' would, on the face of it, seem rather odd, however, spaghetti only featured once in the entire... read more »

Bolivian Climber - July 2025  19/Aug/25

I think I’ve found a new “best” trip! Three incredible snowy summits, each slightly higher & harder than the last. Acclimatising feels like being at the seaside and with the mountains so close to the city there’s even the chance of a comfortable hotel night... read more »

Khosar Gang 2025  08/Aug/25

The story of climbing in the Karakoram this summer was one of unusually hot and sunny weather. Long hours of warm sunshine and cloud free blue skies were pleasant for sunbathing in basecamps, but led to difficult trekking and climbing conditions at lower... read more »

Gasherbrum II 2025  05/Aug/25

Down and out on Gasherbrum II "Trekking up the Baltoro glacier from Askole, we camped at Urdukas, where, sunshine through the rain, we glimpsed the elusive Trango Towers. On the Nameless Tower, Wolfgang Gullich and Kurt Albert established a climb in 1989... read more »

Wilhelm and Giluwe 2025  21/Jul/25

Where exactly is this place? Awake—where? Oh yes, a grass hut deep in the jungle. Bird calls echo over the hillside — chirps, caws, bassonic hoots, and what can only be described as the trumpet of something unseen flapping its way through the... read more »

Himlung Himal 2024 report  11/Jun/25

“It’s the climb.” Miley Cyrus “What you think largely determines what you will ultimately become.” Bruce Lee August 16th, three days before my birthday, and 48 days before we were due to head out to Nepal, I went flying down the road to Llandyrnog, on... read more »