Expedition Trip Report Patagonian Icecap November 2014
Trip report, personal thoughts and recommendations after this years expedition to the Patagonian Icecap
The Kamchatka Expedition Part 6 - Last few days in Russia
Autumn is arriving here in Spain and another expedition is fast approaching so I thought it's about time I finished this Kamchatka blog before the Patagonia expedition arrives.
The Kamchatka Expedition Part 5 - The escape and a very long bus ride
It's now summer in Andalucia and the heat of August has made me decide it's time to venture back to the freezer known as Kamchatka to cool myself down and try and get this story finished.
The Kamchatka Expedition Part 4 - Deteriorating weather
Here we are onto part 4 of the expedition to ski in Kamchatka
The Kamchatka Expedition Part 3 - Waiting for a weather window at base camp
A lot of what is written in these Kamchatka Expedition trip reports has been taken from the notes and diary I kept.
The Kamchatka Expedition part 2 - Leaving Klyuchi and emergency camp
This report from our Kamchatka expedition is mostly photos as I think they can tell the story much better than myself.
The Kamchatka Expedition Part 1 - Getting there
As most of you are aware a year ago we left to go on an expedition to Kamchatka to attempt to ski and snowboard the highest active volcano in Eurasia
The red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)
Many times I've stood next to the palm tree in the garden and thought the tree sounded alive. Little did I know it was actually being eaten alive.
Vegetable garden is up and running
Well the veggie garden is up and running again. We don't have a huge selection of veggies growing, we have to keep it on a small scale because we don't have the time needed to look after them, but what we do grow is pretty good at looking after it'self most the time.
Lounging at the Altar of the Patagonian Mountain Gods
It’s a tough trek to the Cirque de los Altares in Patagonia. The outcome is never certain. Raging rivers, complex moraines, huge glaciers and of course the constant battering from the prevailing westerly winds provide the main obstacles.
The day I met an Ocellated Lizard
A strange meeting with the incredible occelated lizard in the Alpujarras
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.
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.
Golden Wedding Anniversary
50 years ago today my parents were married. Today is their Golden Wedding Anniversary.
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 clients who had been on a 4 day winter mountaineering trip in the Sierra Nevada
Oh, Patagonia, to leave you we shall weep!
Poem by Michelle Wright about her time spent on our 2011 Southern Patagonian Icecap Expedition
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.
2005 Fire above Lanjaron
Shows the devastation to the Sierra Nevada from the fire above Lanjaron in 2005
Tibet – Murder in the snow – Video
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.
White-throated Caracara in Patagonia
Thought you might like to see one of the characters I met whilst in Patagonia recently. Its a White-throated Caracara (phalcoboenus albogularis).