Bruno started out showing signs of lameness, over a week or so the lameness got worse. He went to the vet who took a few x-rays and diagnosed osteoarthritis. He was put on the anti-inflammatory tablets Norocarp. But Brunos lameness got worse, he cried in pain and wouldnt use his front right leg. We called [...]

Watch the 2 videos and then please take a minute to email the address below. This is another sad situation that some dogs find themselves in through no fault of their own. We need to add pressure to the authorities to actually do something about this other than kill the dogs. The Spanish Kennel Club [...]

Anyone travelling to Spain should be aware of the dates that the airports are planning to strike. The Spanish airport strike dates are: April 20, 21, 24, 25 and 30, 2011 May 2, 14, 15, 19 and 20, 2011 June 13, 23 and 30, 2011 July 1, 2, 3, 4, 15 and 31, 2011

Thanks to one of Khumbu’s twitter friends (Norwoodsworld) mum who sent me a link to this incredible live webcam of a Bald Eagle nest in America. It belongs to an organisation called the Raptor Resource Project who do a great job and specialise in the preservation of falcons, eagles, ospreys, hawks, and owls. Established in [...]

I got this video from Pepe’s blog it shows the devastation to the Sierra Nevada from the fire above Lanjaron in 2005 El incendio de Tello (2º parte) web coment Uploaded by pepebadaje. – More college and campus videos.

At the moment im reading a book called Murder in the High Himalaya by Jonathan Green. Its about a group of Tibetan refugees trying to cross the border into Nepal over the Nangpa la in 2006 and how the Chinese border guards shoot and kill. Many mountaineers were climbing on Cho Oyu preparing for summit [...]

Thought you might like to see one of the characters I met whilst in Patagonia recently. Its a White-throated Caracara (phalcoboenus albogularis). We had walked to the Laguna Torre to get a nice close view of one of the most iconic mountains in the world, Cerro Torre, whilst admiring the view the Caracara came along [...]

Ok here we go, the long awaited video from our trip. Hope you dont get too bored! Patagonian Expedition 2010 This is the full video including the Icecap Trailer (above). Also shows the before and after segments including trekking round the incredible peaks of Mt Fitzroy and Cerro Torre. 23 mins 38 seconds long Icecap [...]

Two taxis arrive to take us to the trailhead at Rio Electrico. From the trailhead we walk a few hours through a forest to our camp at Los Troncos. You have to pay a small fee as you pass over private land but on the plus side there is a small cabin where its your [...]

Blizzards, snowdrifts, gales, frostbite, snowblindness, buried tents, floods, hardship, cold, sleepless nights. It must be summer then in deepest Patagonia. What better way to celebrate a return from the mountains than with bottles of Malbec and a rendition of “Alouette” with a load of drunken frenchmen! Filmed at “Como Vaca” steakhouse, EL Chalten, Argentina.