Note – 2025-12-17 08:34
Some of the most insane mountain photography ever from this amazing winter ascent of Cerro Torre by Colin Haley https://colinhaley.com/cerro-torre-winter-solo/
Tag: mountaineering
Note – 2025-11-28 13:28
@drdirtbag in the past the air and cliffs around the town have been full of condor activity. Now much less so. The rock climbing activity on the crags has expanded greatly in the past 10 years. Many m...
Note – 2025-11-25 10:47
@Ali very sad. I know its a very tough and dangerous peak. Many accidents over the years even to experienced mountaineers. I guess you're right ... when a client falls unexpectedly from a ridge its ve...
The Apartment
We’ve been housebound, or more accurately, apartment-bound, for the last few days. The reason? Patagonia is showing off outside our window with hurricane-force winds and driving rain that could strip...
Note – 2025-10-21 16:22
After a bit of a grey and dismal long weekend in the UK, today it was nice to head up above home on 4WD tracks and get the clearest view of the African continent we've had this year. Morocco did indee...
Note – 2025-10-11 14:14
@TimKStanton not sure I'm quite up to an expedition on the Southern Patagonian Icecap as this image shows but we are hoping to get on some glaciers. Think we shall take crampons and snowshoes as well...
Note – 2025-09-14 20:05
Cerro Torre Winter Solo - Colin Haley Wonderful report from one of the world's leading mountaineers on probably the toughest winter mountain to solo climb. Respect https://colinhaley.com/cerro-torre-w...
Note – 2025-08-21 07:22
Cool day on Veleta yesterday! Took the classic Paco Pepe route (4+) but decided to spice things up. After 1st 4 pitches, traversed R along the narrow & exposed Paso de Lagarto to the Variante Silvia (...
Scrambling the Arista de las Campanitas, Sierra Nevada
A scrambling superb round of the Corral del Veleta which includes the summits of Cerro de los Machos (3329m), Zacatín (3307m), Campanario (3318m) - Salón (3325m) and Veleta (3394m)
Note – 2025-08-08 08:51
2/2 Then its glorious scrambling to the exit of the Canuto Norte del Veleta. From here the Fidel Fierro route to the summit is taken, care needed on the broken rock walls. The climb finishes on the ve...
Note – 2025-08-08 08:49
1/2 The "Arista de las Campanitas" from Cerro los Machos to the summit of Veleta is a superb scramble with an alpine nature. We did this in the hot sun, the ridge never falling below 3000m. Grading wi...
Note – 2025-08-07 05:44
So, I was climbing up this steep rock slab a few days ago and out of a small cave in the rock above me appeared this Iberian Ibex (Cabra Montes). They are usually quite timid but this one stood his gr...
Note – 2025-08-06 08:08
@saarmuller Yes. 5 of us had done this before a few times and felt confident enough to do it un-roped. One person felt the need for a rope to assist confidence. Overall grade was scrambling grade 3S b...
Note – 2025-08-06 06:31
Incredibly hot between 3000-3400 meters yesterday in the Sierra Nevada. No wind & a scorching sun beating down all day. No shade nor escape from the heat. Not really the day for 6 of us (average age 6...
Note – 2025-07-23 09:19
@Ali yeah, the sort of ridge that is easy enough but you have to concentrate for 3 hours and not take your eye off the ball. Better than meditation 🤣
Note – 2025-05-31 10:36
@Ali For simple stuff ie ascending simple snow slopes 10 point are fine. I've had aluminum crampons before and as long as you keep off rock/moraines and stick to snow they are good. Get trashed quickl...
Note – 2025-05-20 09:32
@bergmeister When I used to practice alpinism in the 80s/90s it was always a summer sport - June to Sep. Now it seems that rockfall such as this is making it so dangerous that it will become a mainly...