Colombia Volcanoes in July  24/Feb/23

We have a confirmed expedition to Colombia in late July/early August. This trip visits the Los Nevados National Park with the aim of climbing Paramillo del Quíndio (4,745m) and the snow-covered volcano, Tolima (5,221m). These are technically straightforward... read more »

Which Alpine Course is right for me?  22/Feb/23

If you are a summer hill walker, or if you've done some scrambling, but you've never worn crampons and used an ice axe before, we have two suitable courses. We offer an 'Alpine Introduction' course in both Arolla, Switzerland and in Chamonix, France. Either... read more »

Aconcagua - 7 to 29 January 2023  20/Feb/23

New Year was a dim and distant memory and now it was our acclimatisation plan to source a ma-hoosive steak and the best wine Mendoza could muster. Over that fine supper the newly assembled team chittered about the plan to scale Aconcagua. So, without delay... read more »

Dhaulagiri Circuit film  14/Feb/23

We have put together a short film about the Dhaulagiri Circuit and Dhamphus Peak trek in Nepal. You can watch it on YouTube here. 

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Ojos del Salado - December 2022  10/Feb/23

Sometimes it’s all about the journey and the people you meet along the way, right?  The strong winds that seem to have affected the whole of South America over this period may have prevented us from even being able to attempt Ojos this time but that just... read more »

Aconcagua summit!  09/Feb/23

Congratulations to our 21 January Aconcagua team who summited on 7 February. 

Left to right: Alicia, Ilan (guide), Nico ( guide), Toshan, Ken, Barney and Steve.

Photo thanks to Steve Dawes.

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Ama Dablam 2022  03/Feb/23

"What Makes a Dream Team? Ed Chard once quipped that Pem Chhiri Sherpa and me were the dream team, both IFMGA Mountain Guides, combining Pem’s vast experience, on the world’s highest mountains, with my decades of alpinism. We share the same ethos about our role... read more »