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Ama Dablam part 3: Second attempt
Ama Dablam Basecamp is a beautiful place to rest and recover. As a result, plenty of hikers not attempting the mountain come and visit each day. However, some of them fail to recognise that walking up to someone’s tent and taking a photo inside without asking first is incredibly rude. Others come want to come […]
Ama Dablam part 2: First attempt
Leaving Pheriche to head to Lobuche Basecamp meant one thing: I was about to walk past a spot I rate as one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. Cholatse is a strong contender for the most beautiful mountain on earth, and on this day I would spend a lot of my […]
Ama Dablam part 1: start to Nangkartshang
I first became aware of the existence of Ama Dablam when a friend had just returned from Everest Basecamp, and showed me their photos from the trip. It immediately became one of my favourite mountains, and one of the primary reasons I wanted to visit the Everest Region of Nepal. Fast forward to 2022 and […]
Leqooa Ridge
Only three ridges in Southern Africa rise above 3400m. The northern two of these both contain country high points and are hiked more frequently as a result. If measured from the escarpment edge, in a reasonably straight line, to the point where the drainage basins these ridges separate finally combine, the Mafadi/Makheka Ridge and the […]
Groot Winterberg
When I first looked over the list of summits in South Africa with at least 1000m topographic prominence, my reaction was that the list was not worth attempting due to how remote some of the peaks were – in particular, Groot Winterberg in the Eastern Cape. With no major roads nearby, no information available online […]
Iron Crown Trail Race
One of my minor ongoing projects is to climb all nine province high points in South Africa. It isn’t something I have pursued with much urgency, it arguably started when I stood on top of Mafadi – the highest point in South Africa – more than a decade ago. Another of my ongoing projects is […]
Cockscomb
I first identified the list of mountains in South Africa with at least 1000m topographic prominence in 2020. I had realised my planned trip to Nepal wouldn’t be happening due to Covid travel restrictions, and had also realised that I would need to take some leave soon if I was going to use all my […]
Annapurna Sanctuary
Machhapuchhare is an unclimbed 6993m mountain in the Annapurna Region of Nepal. It’s name means “Fish Tail Mountain” and it is sacred to the people of the region. It is also a mountain that has been on my to-visit list for many years. When I compiled my “5 most beautiful mountains” list, it featured in […]
Everest Basecamp Part 6: Gokyo to Lukla
After enjoying a good lunch in Gokyo, I went to my room and lay down for a bit. Gokyo Ri was one of my main objectives for the trip, and having ticked every to-do list item so far, I wasn’t going to miss the last peak – but my legs were really feeling the strain […]
Everest Basecamp Part 5: Cho La Pass and Gokyo
Leaving Labuche, I was really feeling the fatigue from so many days of hiking. It had been 8 long and difficult days, and I had been above 5000m daily for the last 5 days, and had been above 4600m for the entirety of the last 4 days. Setting out from Labuche on a cold sunny […]
Ghaznavid Hiking 
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