The day I met an Ocellated Lizard
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
Read MoreThe 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 [...]
Read MorePatagonia – 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 [...]
Read MoreGolden 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
Read MoreAn 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 [...]
Read MoreBruno 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 [...]
Read MoreSiberian Huskys need our help – Urgent action required
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 [...]
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