Kiersten Rowland | Life and times in the Alpujarras

Lizard - Hi, so can I get in your bag and come home with you
Me - Errr no I don't think that's a good idea

The day I met an Ocellated Lizard

The next adventure – A land far, far away with fire breathing mountains

Kamchatka is somewhere I heard about many, many, many years ago, saw some photos and thought wow I’d love to go there. Little did I know that one day I would get the opportunity. Richard and I have been invited by Berghaus athlete Julia Pickering to join her on an expedition. The aim of the [...]

I bet this puts a smile on your face

His Holiness the Dalai Lama shows us the real key to success.

On the trail of the Quebrantahuesos!

The Quebrantahuesos (bone breaker), Gypaetus barbatus, Bearded Vulture, Lammergeier, Lammergeyer or what ever you want to call it, is one of the rarest birds in Europe. Once upon a time it was a common bird in Andalucia, but thanks to poison, poaching and hunting the bird became extinct in Andalucia during the 80′s. This left [...]

The Next Big Thing

Last week, I was tagged for a feature entitled “The Next Big Thing by Author/Photojournalist Dorothy Wills-Raftery. Dorothy is the author of Whats Wrong With Gibson, a book about one of her five Siberian Huskies who suffers from epilepsy. She also writes the very informative and beautifully illustrated FiveSibes blog. You can read all about [...]

Fun on the icecap in front of Fitroy and Cerro Torre

Patagonia – Icecap traverse 2011

Its been a rather long time since I posted anything on here. Thought it was about time I started to catch up. Here are a few pictures and videos from our very successful trip to the Patagonian icecap in 2011. The team this year consisted of 2 Brits, 2 South Africans, 1 New Zealander and [...]

Golden Wedding Anniversary

50 years ago today my parents were married. Today is their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Next week we shall join them in the UK with friends and family to celebrate this mile stone. Happy anniversary mum and dad x

An incredible encounter with Golden Eagles

I had the most amazing Golden Eagle encounters yesterday. I was driving up on the Ventura track to extract some Spanish Highs Mountain Guides clients who had been on a 4 day winter mountaineering trip in the Sierra Nevada. On the drive up a Golden Eagle flew right over the car so close, I stopped [...]

Bruno the Leonberger has bone cancer

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 [...]