Tilman and Shipton’s travels in Africa

February 1, 2017 History africa, bill tilman, duke of abruzzi, eric shipton, first ascents, history of mountaineering, kenya, kilimanjaro, mount kenya, mount stanley, mountain literature, rwenzori mountains, tanzania, uganda 4 Comments

The Himalayan explorer Bill Tilman spent fourteen years of his life as a coffee planter in Kenya. During that time he and Eric Shipton made a number of exploratory treks and climbs on Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro, and in the Rwenzori Mountains of Uganda.

7 mountainous places to escape to for Christmas

December 14, 2011 Opinion and advice aconcagua, andes, antisana, argentina, cayambe, chimborazo, colombia, cordillera neovolcanica, cotopaxi, ecuador, ethiopia, iztaccihuatl, kilimanjaro, lonely planet, mexico, mount baker, mount speke, mount stanley, nevado de toluca, pico de orizaba, popocatepetl, ritacuba blanco, rwenzori mountains, sierra nevada del cocuy, simien mountains, tanzania, uganda, volcanoes 4 Comments

This post is for people who love the outdoors and find Christmas a tedious bore. I know there must be some of you out there, and those of you who love it, look away now. Over the years I’ve found

How to measure the height of a mountain

November 16, 2011 Opinion and advice aconcagua, cartography, everest, gps, hill walking, himalayas, jebel toubkal, k2, kilimanjaro, lhotse, manaslu, mount stanley, munro bagging, muztag ata, peak bagging, pico de orizaba, pundits, ras dashen, ritacuba blanco, sir george everest, topographic prominence 2 Comments

An idiot’s guide to topographic prominence Once upon a time paid employees of the British Empire went to extraordinary lengths to calculate the height of the Himalayas. It’s quite widely known that the highest point on the planet is named

On bog hopping and jungle treks

March 21, 2011 Opinion and advice bog hopping, carstensz pyramid, henry morton stanley, indonesia, jungle trek, mount baker, mount speke, mount stanley, mountain photography, richard parks, rwenzori mountains, seven summits, trekking, uganda 3 Comments

Why experiencing something unique is worth sacrificing a camera for I’ve just been reading the former Welsh rugby international Richard Parks’ latest post following his ascent of Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia last Tuesday. I’ve been following his attempt to climb

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