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Dykh Tau

Excellent climb by 1888 Cockin Route with Dr R Thurmer. For photos see <https://picasaweb.google.com/victorsaunders/DykhTau2012<... read more

Mount Etna, Sicily

A truly wonderful weekend was had climbing and skiing (most of) mount Etna. Participants included the usual suspects; Victor aand Dr Attard, with Norman Peard and Matthew Xerri. Food excellent in t... read more

Adventure Consultants Cho Oyu, collected dispatches

4 September, 2011   

Today we finished our road trip! We arrived in Chinese Base Camp by vehicle, and were reunited with our Sherpa team and gear. The camp itself is ... read more

New Tingri

New Tingri is less a town than a one street Tibetan shopping mall. All the doors covered with heavy curtains and the windows dark and forbidding. There is also a forlorn garage, dust and and the od... read more

Adventure Consultants Cho Oyu Expedtion
Shigatse

Today began the road trip part of the expedition. We have three days travelling and an acclimatisation day before we reach the road head, also known as CBC (Chinese Base Camp). It is 2... read more

Adventure Consultants Cho Oyu Expedtion
Lhasa at last

110830 choblog

Last night the team ate at the Dolce Vita, a team get together. There had been a few rumblings about going all the way to Nepal to fill up on Italian food. But ... read more

Adventure Consultants Cho Oyu Expedition
web log date 28 august 2011
day one

So this is day one. The team have all arrived safe, sound, and on time. What is more, all the bags seem to have arrived on time too. The freight cleared on schedule, almost... (24 hours late is... read more

A cheaper way to call Satellite phones from a UK land line.

this is an extract from the following web site <>http://www.satphonedial.com/> 

You can use your existing phone, no need to open ... read more

European Health Insurance Card

This article was written by Jo Cleere and will be of interest for any Eropeans visiting another EU country. Note, this does not cover emergency evacuation from mountains, which must be insured sepe... read more

8 February 2010

Good weather climbing in the Aiguilles Rouges, on the horizon Grandes Jorrasses
climber: J Haar read more

090831 Cho Oyu Expedition

"I drink, therefore I am"

We have finally made it to Zangmu, Tibet. This is looking ... read more

Perfect day in couloir des cosmiques

Dave Green at it:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/victo... read more

Carstensz Expedition Log 2 April 2009

Expedition Log 18 March to 2 April 2009


18 March Fly to Sugapa the trekking road head, by Twin Otter.Arrive 10:30 am. At 2200m we are above the Malarial belt. There are three... read more

Carstensz 2009 Slide Show

Slideshow at:
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/victorsaunders/C... read more

Papua at last !

20:00hrs Thursday 17 March 2007

The team (Doug, Omar, Peter, Takaro and Victor) are at last in Papua ! It has been three flights from Bali. The first two flights took us past Biak in... read more

Carstensz via Bali

All of us have arrived here in Bali; which with the fine Indonesian food will fatten us up a wee bit before the trek into Carstensz.
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Croderilla Blanca, Peru

Marvelous trip, trekking up and down four major quebradas, Quilcahuanka, Cohop, Ishinka and Aquilpa. read more

Everest Epilogue

On the night of the 7th May or early morning of 8th Our little group set out for Camp One, this was to be the final cycle of acclimatisation for Cheryl, Nikki and me.

It was always d... read more

The Murdoch Pollard Mistake

According to a popular altitude handbook; “Successful acclimatization is characterized by the absence of altitude illness and improved sleep. It is relatively short-lived following descent to... read more

EBC Rest Day

I dreamt they were coming to arrest me, the jack booted soldiers marching in step.  I need hardly tell you that I woke with a start, shaking down crystals of ice from the tent fabric, and peer... read more

Puja Ceremony

It aways seems to be beautiful weather on Puja day, a day chosen from the Lama calender. Down valley the steep north face of Cholatse is framed by the equally steep north faces of faces of Taboche ... read more

Namche Bazaar

So nice to be out of Kathmandu and in the Khumbu valley again. 

I am guiding for Adventure Consultants, along with Mike Roberets, Ang Dorji and Lydia Brady. More about them lat... read more

To Climb or Not to Climb For Tibet?

Yesterday in the Java bar in Thamel, I read that a friend of mine had decided not to climb Everest for ethical ... read more

Everest again, Maybe

Yesterday we had the deepest fluffy powder snow here in Chamonix, champagne powder, and yet here I am packing for Nepal.

The Chinese government withdrew all permits to climb on th... read more