When you’ve got a fully qualified and experienced International Mountain Guide in the office for a few days it seems criminal not to take advantage of his knowledge. So with Nick Parks on hand we decided to quiz him about … Continue reading
Take on Africa – latest update from Nouakchott, Mauritania – crossing the desert. For the best part of three weeks I’ve now been in the desert… the great Saharan wilderness. Perhaps wildness is an equally applicable term to use. And … Continue reading
Charmoz GTX – Scarpa I was fortunate enough to spend my alpine summer with a pair of Scarpa Charmoz GTX Mountaineering Boots to try out and pass my humble opinion on, and I have to say it was an experience … Continue reading
It’s long been recognised that the wilderness, especially mountain wilderness, has a spiritual quality that humans need. John Muir expressed it perfectly when he said “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where … Continue reading
Glacier Travel Glacier travel is not something that is possible to replicate easily in the UK and as many alpine excursions involve tackling glaciers, understanding the dangers of crevasses and falling ice cliffs and how to minimize the risk is … Continue reading
