22nd July we reached the summit of Pik Lenin, 7134m.
Now back for a few days rest in Osh and Bishkek before heading to Khan Tengri and Pik Pobeda.
expedition
Kyrgyzstan
Arriving in Bishkek the capital of Krygyzstan in a heatwave, 40C.
First stop Ibn Sina Peak popularly known as Pik Lenin, 7134m.
Another Aconcagua success
Aconcagua and Argentina is always such a great trip to lead.
On the 8th January, the 13 who started out for the summit all 13 stood on the top of the highest mountain in the Western and Southern Hemispheres.
Rekindling a love of sport climbing
It’s been at least 15 years since I clipped bolts seriously on steep overhanging limestone.
Climbing in the Frankenjura for the first time was incredible along with our visits to the mega “kletterhalle” of Munich, Vienna and Innsbruck has made we wish I was younger.
High points in Europe
So we have spent nearly 2 months touring Europe in our newly converted van.
We’ve been ticking the highest mountains of each country as we enjoy these amazing areas; Germany (Zugspitze), Slovakia (Gerlachovsky), Poland (Rysy), Czech (Snezka), Austria (Grossglockner) with more to come.
Manaslu – it’s been a while
It has been a while since the last post but a lot has happened.
The Fall in Nepal saw awesome weather and me and a team of 5 friends summitted Manaslu, 8160m.
This is the 8th highest mountain in the world and absolutely stunning.
We did not use bottled oxygen but had a strong team of Sherpas who helped with the setting of high camps and the ropes.
Updates on expeditions will be here but more often than not on Instagram due to restricted bandwidth.
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Looking forward to seeing these guys soon
Without these guys, climbing high mountains is impossible
A 2 part article about the background of the Sherpa people and some of the great mountaineers and people that I have climbed with
See you all in a couple of days in KTM
Mingma Tsiri Sherpa, Ang Dawa Sherpa, Dawa Jamba Sherpa, Jangbu Sherpa, Ongchhu Sherpa, Dorje Khatri
Stocking up for Everest
Stocking up on nutrition and energy thanks to Gustavo and Samantha at Sport in Life in Dubai
Everest will be an powerfest with this lot
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Everest North Ridge 2015 – 8850m
The adventure continues…
Leaving Dubai for Nepal to climb the North Ridge of Everest in 2015 – 8850m
This has been made much easier by the support of some fantastic companies in the Middle East
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