The great Nepal helicopter rescue fraud: an introduction

August 29, 2018 Opinion and advice global rescue, mountaineering insurance, nepal, seven summits treks, tourism, trekking

Last week AFP reported that a group of insurance companies from Britain, Australia and New Zealand have given the Nepal government a deadline of 1 September to take concrete steps to prevent helicopter rescue fraud, or it will stop providing cover to tourists.

5 stepping stones on the path to high altitude

August 22, 2018 Opinion and advice aconcagua, argentina, everest base camp, hill walking, jebel toubkal, kilimanjaro, mera peak, morocco, nepal, seven summits, tanzania, trekking 8 Comments

Are you keen to branch out and develop the skills to climb higher peaks? Here is a series of mountains further afield that more experienced hikers should visit if you are interested in reaching a challenging altitude.

Cadair Idris by the Minffordd Path

August 15, 2018 Trip reports britain, cadair idris, edita, hill walking, snowdonia, wales 2 Comments

Cadair Idris is the last peak in Snowdonia before the high mountains give way to the soft rolling landscape of mid-Wales. The Minffordd Path on its south side is one of the best horseshoe ridge walks in Wales. A couple of weeks ago I took Edita there.

Introduction to the Apennines — Part 3: Abruzzo National Park

August 8, 2018 Opinion and advice abruzzo, apennines, cicerone guides, hill walking, introduction to the apennines, italy, monte marsicano, monti della meta, wildlife 2 Comments

Abruzzo National Park is the wildlife capital of the Apennines. Its peaks are slightly lower in altitude and are aproned in forest which are a sanctuary for bears, wolves, lynx, chamois and deer. It is particularly vibrant in autumn, when the peaks rise in a rainbow of colours.

Revised digital edition of Islands of the Snow is now available

August 1, 2018 My books and writing history of nepal, island peak, islands in the snow, jimmy roberts, mera peak, mountain literature, nepal, travel diaries, travel writing 0 Comment

Gradually I’m working through my Footsteps in the Mountain Travel Diaries series, revising and expanding the text and getting them professionally edited. The latest book to undergo this treatment is Islands in the Snow, the story of my trek around the Solu-Khumbu region of Nepal in 2009.