http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports.html CLIMB TREK SKI weekly 2 2012-02-01T16:30+00:00 2012-02-01T16:30+00:00 Copyright (c) 2012 Jagged Globe Jagged Globe (mailto:climb@jagged-globe.co.uk) http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=873 Adele Pennington 2012-02-01T16:30+00:00 It was cold, windy and dark as the team set off from Camp 3 at the small Berlin Huts (5,933m). The sound of the squeaking snow was methodical with the pace of our steps. Crampons made progress easier... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=872 Thierry Levenq 2012-01-31T00:00+00:00 Difficult to report on this trip, too much to say! So I have decided to tell the story of the ascent of the highest point and to show the pictures of the two highlights of the trek with the link... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=871 Mungo Ross 2012-01-23T10:55+00:00 It’s a month already since the Antarctic trip, been home for Christmas and Hogmanay and to ease into a New Year, with time to reflect and consider the highs and lows of 2011; fitting that it is... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=870 Mark Horrell 2012-01-11T00:00+00:00 You say cojones, I say cojines Trekking Colombia’s Cocuy Circuit, and an ascent of Ritacuba Blanco “I’ve always associated Colombia with drugs and gangs,” a colleague said... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=869 John Armstrong 2012-01-09T15:08+00:00 Christmas Snow and Rain on the Equator for Ecuador Volcanoes Dec 2011 The team drove through steady rain to the comfortable Hotel Reina Isabel in downtown Quito on the 16th December and that... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=868 vicky burford 2012-01-05T00:00+00:00 ‘Does Colombia actually have any mountains?’ was the usual reaction from my friends when I told them that I was going to trade the tinsel and turkey for a two week trek and (hopeful) summit of... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=867 Greg Coe 2012-01-04T17:08+00:00 On Christmas Day 2011 all twelve of my team reached Berlin (Camp 3 at 6,000m): a tribute to their determination and unity and a well-structured programme of acclimatisation. But for a while it looked... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=866 Chris McCallum-Banks 2012-01-03T00:00+00:00 Landing in Quito was an experience in itself, the city centre airport means flying in low over the city itself and gaining an excitingly close view of people's homes and washing lines. A... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=865 2011-12-14T09:21+00:00 Mera Peak 6476m, 14th October to 6th November 2011 (plus classic Everest trail trip extension to 12th November Team: David, Douglas, Joanna, Kitty, Linda, Magnus, Paula, Suzy and leader... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=864 Malcolm Brentford 2011-12-05T00:00+00:00 Organisation worked very well. Excellent guides and UK leader, Ian Barker. Difference between Nepal and Equador is the acclimatisation, in the case of the former being a steady daily progression with... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=860 Olan Parkinson 2011-11-23T16:24+00:00 This unique trek started with a talk from Jim and Norman, two of the original members of the Silver Hut Medical research and Mountaineering Expedition. The talks detailed the extensive research... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=859 Olan Parkinson 2011-11-23T14:21+00:00 Heathrow airport, Terminal 4, 5pm, awaiting the 14 clients. Busy as normal, most arrived in timely fashion before the ‘now boarding’ message came up on the screens. Once clear of security, the rest... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=858 Mungo Ross 2011-11-15T14:30+00:00 We met at Heathrow, flew to Lukla, climbed three mountains, then all went home again – another “Khumbu Climber”. Except (as usual) there’s a bit more to it than that! Most of us did indeed meet... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=857 2011-11-08T11:00+00:00 The Expedition got off to a great start in London, with all the clients (less Gordy who was to meet us in Kathmandu), meeting at Costa Coffee at terminal four, on meeting the team for the first time... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=856 2011-11-08T10:26+00:00 Apart from Lizzie & Alexander, who were each travelling independently & would meet us at the Summit Hotel, we met up at London Heathrow for the flight via Delhi to Kathmandu. The flight was...