Trip Reports

Climb Cotopaxi - January 2025  12th Mar

"With Nick (a brilliant effort) and Chiqui on the summit at 7am. Volcan Cotopaxi quiet for the time being. Pepe, Nuria and Iain had topped out earlier, with Romel, Hannah and Jane just ahead of us. Nuria, Iain and Pepe, led to the summit, where feathers of rime... read more »

Winter Toubkal Climb - February 2025  17th Feb

All eight team members and our local Berber guides Omar and Hassan summitted Mount Toubkal on a perfect day of blue skies, sunshine, and crisp crunchy snow underfoot, perfect for walking in crampons right from the hut door. All the team felt well... read more »

Aconcagua - 4 to 26 January 2025  30/Jan/25

On Sunday 5th January we all met up in Mendoza pretty exhausted after a long flight from Europe. The next morning we had the chance to meet our superb guide Diego and sort out plans for the mountain. Leaving early on Tuesday we drove to Los Penitentes and... read more »

Kyajo Ri, October 2024  23/Dec/24

It wasn’t easy and the planed itinerary bore little resemblance to what actually happened but between 0730 and 0830 on Thursday 31 October all team members who set off up the fixed ropes got to stand on one of the best view points in perfect weather and just... read more »

Mera Peak and Mera and Island Peak, October 2024  29/Nov/24

I’m often asked why I lead expeditions to places that I’ve already been. My answer is always the same – it’s not place that makes the trip; it’s the people. This trip was no different; I’ve been to Nepal many times and also to Mera Peak and Island Peak on... read more »

Khumbu Climber, October 2024  08/Nov/24

Khumbu Climber 2024 got off to a rather inauspicious start - but such is the nature of adventure tourism. Everyone knows how fragile the air link between Lukla and the lowlands can be, but this was brought into stark reality as we stood on the tarmac waiting to... read more »

Dhaulagiri Circuit, October 2024  07/Nov/24

The Jagged Globe Dhaulagiri Circuit Expedition, 12/10/2024 to 31/10/2024, returned home after successfully completing the Dhaulagiri Circuit crossing the French Pass at 5400m.  Expedition leader Tim Bird said the trip worked well, with a well-planned itinerary... read more »

Island Peak, October 2024  05/Nov/24

The whole Island Peak team headed out to Nepal on a variety of flights, but gradually migrated towards each other in airport lounges.  We were all very excited about the forthcoming trekking and climbing adventures but inevitably the recent devastating floods... read more »

The Melting Snows of Kilimanjaro  30/Sep/24

Team Members: Jasper, Lily, Nancy, Felicity, Ian, Paul, Lyndsey, Karen, Mark, Phoebe, Paul Guides: Robert, Dawson, Robinson, Justin, Steven, Frank Before the snows of Kilimanjaro melt, we must reach the top of Africa. Yet we started small, or a bit... read more »

Hunza Valley Trek 2024  27/Aug/24

The last of the Jagged Globe summer 2024 teams to visit the Karakoram are on their way home after a successful 2 week trip to the Hunza valley. This was the fourth time that leader, David Hamilton, has led the trek that he pioneered 20 years ago. Despite the... read more »

Greenland Mountaineer 2024  20/Aug/24

Tim and Ed have returned to the UK after a challenging trip to East Greenland. Unfortunately, Greenland (like many other areas of the world this summer) has suffered with some very unseasonable wet and stormy weather which in turn negatively affected our... read more »

Karakoram Climber 2024  09/Aug/24

There is one thing that all the climbers on this trip agreed on: it was either the ‘best’ or the ‘worst’ trip that they had ever been on. It just wasn’t clear which it was. In truth, some aspects probably belonged in the best experiences category, while other... read more »

Peak Lenin 2024  05/Aug/24

Luxury. Probably not the first word to spring to mind when thinking about a Russian basecamp. Well, it wasn’t Russian although most of the staff appeared to be, it was Kyrgyz. Anyway, the shipping containers that had been converted to loos & showers were a... read more »

Ausangate 2024  19/Jun/24

Our maiden Ausangate expedition travelled to southern Peru on 18 May and spent a little over two weeks in the Cordillera Vilcanota. During their time in the mountains the weather was very good, but unfortunately they were unable to reach the summit of... read more »

Ama Dablam 2019 The Bakery Team  03/Jun/24

The Ama Dablam team were privileged to participate in our expedition’s puja ceremony at Base Camp, delivered by the local lama and orchestrated by our Sirdar Pemchhiri. We enjoyed settled weather, trekking from Namche to Rivendell lodge, Deboche, followed by a... read more »