September 2004 Notes Hovering over bits underlined like this will show more information, if your browser supports it. Munros in bold, tops in italic. Distances measured from 1:50,000 OS map, so likely to be underestimated. Total ascent from cumulating altimeter: … Continue reading →
Néouvielle Nature Reserve, Hautes Pyrenées, France 9 September 2004 During my time as a leader for HF Holidays I led two holidays in the French Pyrenées. On this particular day I took the group to the top of this 2657m … Continue reading →
October 2003 Introduction This week I was based on the north shore of Loch Leven, leading a “Munro Bagging” holiday for HF Holidays. The week was badly affected by gales: wind speeds on the summits and high ridges never fell … Continue reading →
July 2003 Introduction When no other plans emerged for a summer mountain trip, with some misgivings I booked a week’s hillwalking with a guided group. The trip was organised by North-West Frontiers in Ullapool. We were to be based in … Continue reading →
Lauterbrunnen Day 7 – Thurs 1 August Down Up at 0700 – more snow overnight, no freeze – breakfast – down to Jungfraujoch station for first train (0900) – Kleine Scheidegg – Lauterbrunnen – collect bags forwarded from Meiringen – … Continue reading →
Finsteraarhorn Day 4 – Monday 29 July Early I mentioned that I’m not at my best with early starts. I’m even less at my best when the start is directly and steeply uphill – I just don’t seem to get … Continue reading →
Introduction Before we start . . . We met up at Zurich airport – Chris, John and me. John and I were an hour and a half late thanks to Easyjet, so we’d missed our connecting train that would have … Continue reading →
As ticklists go, visiting the highest point in each state in the USA is one of the more bizarre. Those who follow this obsession are Highpointers. Jack Bennett is one such who, having completed the USA round, turned his attention … Continue reading →
Things didn’t quite go according to plan on this trip. Our original plan was an 8 – 9 day traverse of the Berner Oberland, with some significant summits on the way. Then there were Plans B, C, D, . . … Continue reading →
Introduction A year after our first experience of alpine mountaineering (see trip report) Chris and I returned to the Valais Alps to climb some easy-ish peaks on own without a guide. Udai joined us for the first two days before … Continue reading →