Note – 2023-07-13 16:44
@TimKStanton Big plus to Garmin is that it will work anywhere in the world (Iridium). I once got caught out on the Southern Patagonian Icecap in a blizzard because sat comms failed. At the time it was...
Tag: expeditions
Note – 2023-05-14 15:52
@[email protected] it was, but saying that, every expedition we have had to this region has been so memorable. Have you been?
Note – 2023-05-14 15:38
Gabi Fava admiring the magnificent Mt Fitzroy (Chalten) from our campsite alongside the Glacier Sur de Gorra Blanca, on our approach to the Patagonian Icecap
Note – 2023-04-26 20:56
@backpackandsnorkel the Southern Patagonian Icecap (Campo de Hielo Sur). An incredible and humbling place
Note – 2023-01-29 12:03
Base camp Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Kamchatka after being hit by 100km/hr winds which included volcanic stones and rocks. Totally destroyed and, unfortunately, the end of our adventure.
Note – 2023-01-29 12:01
Some photos from our expedition to climb/ski Klyuchevskaya Sopka in Kamchatka. Fantastic experience, lovely people and an amazing country, but harsh weather and mountain conditions. The mountain even...
Note – 2023-01-18 10:29
Photo from a few years ago ... Some of the most difficult ski touring I've ever done, whilst attempting the peak of Klyuchevskaya Sopka in Kamchatka. Here, trying to negotiate the rocky and volcanic d...
Note – 2023-01-03 17:32
@bergmeister I've been caught in blizzards on the Patagonian Icecap in the past. Never experienced wind like it. Spent all night holding onto the tent poles!
Note – 2022-12-20 08:57
Massive lenticular clouds forming over the peak of Kamen on the Kamchatka peninsular We were there to ski tour and summit Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4754m) but the -30C+ temps and 100km/hr winds made life v...
Memories of Blizzards
Blizzards, snowdrifts, gales, frostbite, snow blindness, buried tents, floods, hardship, cold, sleepless nights. It must be summer then in deepest Patagonia.
Memories of Patagonia - #1 Blizzards
Blizzards, snowdrifts, gales, frostbite, snow blindness, buried tents, floods, hardship, cold, sleepless nights. It must be summer then in deepest Patagonia.
Trips to the wild and windswept Patagonian Icefield
A summary of our expeditions to the Southern Patagonian Icefields
Trips to the wild and windswept Patagonian Icefield
A summary of our expeditions to the Southern Patagonian Icefields
Debilitating effects of Snowblindness, a personal experience
My own personal experience of the effects of becoming snow blind, after a tough time on the Patagonian Icecap
Debilitating effects of Snowblindness, a personal experience
My own personal experience of the effects of becoming snow blind, after a tough time on the Patagonian Icecap
Oh, Patagonia, to leave you we shall weep
Brilliant Poem by Michelle Wakeley about her time spent on our 2010 Southern Patagonian Icecap Expedition
2011 - Reflections on a year in the mountains
2011 has been unforgettable in so many ways. There were ups and downs, of course (it is the mountains after all…..ha ha!), but experiences in the Sierra Nevada and Patagonia have shown me some insights I thought I’d share with you
Patagonian Icecap Expedition 2016
The expedition was beset by unsettled weather and enforced route changes due to unseasonal warm weather.
Patagonian Icecap Expedition 2016
The expedition was beset by unsettled weather and enforced route changes due to unseasonal warm weather.
The Importance of Teamwork on an Expedition
There is no room for individuals if you plan to visit wild, untamed mountain wilderness. Every day can have it’s own challenges and difficulties. Teamwork is everything!