Part 3: Week 2 on Denali & Trip Reflections
Sunday 12 June – Day 8 – Rest Day We had an enforced rest day today at Camp 3. Woke up at 9am but everyone was having a lie in so we...
Part 2: Week 1 on Denali
To get an idea of what life is like on the mountain, I’ll give a brief overview of our typical camp. We shared three Trango 3 tents in...
Part 1: Preparing to head up Denali
I’d been so busy the last few weeks with leaving my job as well as sorting logistics and kit for this trip, my upcoming trek, and the...
Training & Nutrition for the Mountains
Denali is a tough mountain - with extreme cold, little logistical support, technical challenges and objective hazards. Having good...
Winter Training - La Grave
In mid March I spent some time in La Grave with friends ice climbing and ski touring. We flew into Turin then it was just a 1.5hr drive...
Winter Training - Scotland
In preparation for Denali in June I've been getting out in the snow this month for some Winter training. On the evening of the 3rd March...
Say Yes More...
If you’ve ever wondered whether there’s something more to life, this is your chance to be left in no doubt that yes, you are brilliant,...
The Matterhorn; learnings and limitations
The previous day we'd made the two hour walk from the Schwarzee lift in Zermatt up to the Hornli hut at 3260m altitude. It wasn't too bad...
On the Frison Roche
Awoke this morning a little worried about the day ahead. Andy had mentioned that we would be doing a HVS/E1 multi-pitch (“only” two...
Tackling the Aiguelle d'Entreves
Awoke again at 7am for breakfast and then set off with Andy and Richard at 8.30am into another blue sky day! This time however we drove...
