Category : Expeditions
Since finding my love for flight, I’ve explored as many facets of this incredible mode of transport from the perspective of paragliding as possible. Free flight, paramotoring, speed flying, speed riding, and mini-wing mountain descents. I love all forms of this sport but this year, I came back to the reason I started flying in
The outdoor industry is systemically racist. It now, more than ever, needs to have a very uncomfortable conversation about why this is so. You may be shocked to see that I, along with the DEFRA 2019 Landscapes Review, have levelled such an accusation toward an industry which provides joy, freedom, and countless benefits to so
Almost six years ago, I stood on the lofty shoulders of the worlds tallest giant. That giant is Everest, which unlike your average run of the mill giant, offers no gentle lift to the top. As anyone who followed that expedition will recall, things for the most part went without a hitch. I had a micro-disaster
Recently, I’ve been searching for a challenge which would really test me, force me to push a few limits, and take me back a little way to a particular test I’ve dealt with on some Himalayan mountains, namely, self-reliance. To be able to look after yourself in challenging situations is both satisfying and rewarding, but
The original article features on the Bank of Ireland UK Inspiring Blog series: MDT Bank of Ireland UK Partnerships Over the past few weeks, I have been working on a project for the Bank of Ireland UK with the overriding theme being partnership. The concept of partnership is most commonly attributed with marriage, more recently
As many will know, today (29th May 2013) is the 60th anniversary of the very first ascent of Everest by John Hunt’s expedition in 1953. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people in history to summit the world’s highest mountain and in doing so, they rightly became famous around the globe. And
So, you want to climb Mount Everest. Chomolungma or Sagarmatha as they say in Tibet and Nepal. Standing at 8,848m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest mountain on earth and hence it is on the to-do list of many high altitude climbers including those aiming for the seven summits or even the 14
Many people will have hard about the avalanche on Manaslu which occurred on the 23rd September 2012 which was widely reported by the media: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19691512 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19697590 Avalanches occur regularly in the mountains and are a way of life and part of the ongoing change to the faces of all snow covered peaks. People who have
After a rather long gap between the last blog post, and an extended rest following the completion of the Yell Diamond Jubilee Everest 2012 Expedition, I thought it the right time to write a quick blog on the expedition, and what is to follow on from here. I’m not actually going to write a lengthy
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