This post is about a 9-day trek to the Kanchenjunga region in India. It was written for us by Colin, based in Sydney, Australia. Colin is an avid hiker and was previously an adventure travel guide in the Australian Alps. Overview: Kanchenjunga Trek (India) With an excited party of 15, consisting of five fathers and […]
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Barcelona: Hiking Montserrat
Barcelona is a hustle and bustle city on a grand scale. While it’s a beautiful city full of culture, food and nice people, it can get very busy especially in summer. So heading out of the city for a day, we found a guided hike up and around Montserrat. With a certain wow factor about […]
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 […]
Nepal: A Kanchenjunga Story
This story about the Kanchenjunga trek was written by Bruce, who we met on the expedition to the North and South base camps of this incredible mountain. Bruce is based in Washington, USA. Ka…BOOM!… ka BOOM, BOOM …BOOM! I woke with a start, “what the…” My heart seemed as if it was desperately trying to […]
Nepal: Kanchenjunga North & South Base Camps (Kanchenjunga Circuit)
At 8,586m/28,169ft, Kanchenjunga is the world’s third highest mountain, located in far-eastern Nepal on the border with India. We trekked to both the North and South Base Camps. Blessed with perfect weather, this trek into the far eastern remote part of Nepal was truly an amazing adventure. With great views of the mighty Kanchenjunga massif […]