Ojos del Salado at last: climbing the world’s highest volcano

December 19, 2018 Expedition dispatches aconcagua, adams carter, andes, chile, chris groves, jagged globe, llullaillaco, ojos del salado, puna de atacama, volcanoes 3 Comments

Ojos del Salado at last: climbing the world’s highest volcano

This weekend I’ll be departing for my annual New Year mountaineering trip, and this time I think it’s going to be a bit special. Edita and I will be attempting Ojos del Salado, a peak I’ve been wanting to climb for a few years now.

How photographs revealed Frederick Cook’s Denali hoax

August 27, 2014 History adams carter, alaska, belmore browne, bradford washburn, denali, false summit claims, first ascents, frederick cook, history of mountaineering, mountain literature, mountain photography, polar exploration, seven summits 7 Comments

How photographs revealed Frederick Cook’s Denali hoax

Frederick Cook was one of the most notorious con men in exploration history who tried to fake the first ascent of Denali. What makes his story so engaging is the way photographs have been used to shred his claim so convincingly.