Trying to decide on which mountaineering book you should read next? Or even where to start? Use our handy mind map to find a pathway for reading books you’ll like. We created this mind map to show the connections between many of the books we’ve read. It’s by no means a complete list of mountaineering […]
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New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki
Climbing up Mt Taranaki, a dormant volcano, is no walk in the park. So don’t let anyone tell you that getting up to the summit of Mt Taranaki (2,518m) is easy. From the Egmont National Park Visitors Centre, it’s a challenging climb of around 1,600m to the top. In perfect weather, we climbed up Mt […]
Nepal: Makalu Base Camp
Locals say the Makalu Barun valley in Nepal is the “Yosemite of Nepal”. Experiencing it first hand on our way up to Makalu Advance Base Camp, the valley certainly has that magical wow factor with it’s massive rock walls. Due to its relative inaccessibility, the Makalu Barun region is little-known to tourists with few trekking […]
Pyrenees: Winter Expedition Skills Course
Introduction Undertaking a winter expedition skills course in the Pyrenees can throw up the odd surprise. This one proved no exception. From climbing, snowshoeing, abseiling, glacier travel, crevasse rescue, avalanche assessment and response, self arrest, knots, rope work, mountain hut life and jumaring to digging a snow hole. Except for a summit of the highest […]
Australia: Snow Climbing on Mt Kosciuszko
Introduction In preparation for our climb of Mera Peak (6,476m/21,247ft) in the Himalayas, we decided to undertake a snow climbing course on Mt Kosciuszko. Mt Kosciuszko is the highest point in Australia at 2,228m/7,310ft. Mt Kosciuszko Officially, Mt Kosciuszko is the traditional ‘Seventh / 7th Summit’. Whilst lower than Puncak Jaya/Carstenz Pyramid in West Papua, […]