Spirit Mountain: my attempt on Manaslu

August 30, 2011 Expedition dispatches 8000m peaks, adele pennington, altitude junkies, annapurna circuit, bill tilman, bunter anson, cho oyu, exodus travels, gerlinde kaltenbrunner, gyalzen norbu sherpa, ian cartwright, jagged globe, manaslu, mark dickson, nepal, phil crampton, reinhold messner, toshio imanishi, valerie parkinson 1 Comment

Spirit Mountain: my attempt on Manaslu

If at first you don’t succeed, go and lie on a beach next time and get yourself a nice sun tan … is not a phrase you hear many mountaineers saying. In fact, once bitten by the mountaineering bug your

My friends on Makalu, Everest’s deadly neighbour

April 5, 2011 Opinion and advice 8000m peaks, adele pennington, bunter anson, cho oyu, everest, himalayas, jagged globe, jet stream, makalu, matt parkes, nepal, robert anderson, ron rutland 3 Comments

My friends on Makalu, Everest’s deadly neighbour

While every man and his dog were busy climbing Everest last year, including a 13 year old American boy, a few short miles away a handful of international teams were battling for their lives on Makalu, the world’s 5th highest