Trip report from the team’s exploratory climbing expedition in the Kuiluu Valley in the Tian-Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan.
Read MorePhoto Stories #7: Night-time on the Stockhorn
In alpine climbing, the emphasis is to move, move, move.⠀
Time is against you, you've got to beat the midday sun and get down that glacier before everything starts to melt.⠀
Your mind and focus narrow down to singular actions; sling that flake, keep the rope tight, don't drop your ice axe!⠀
There aren't many chances to stop, sit down and drink in the incredible surroundings you're climbing in.⠀
When nighttime comes, she tells a different story. The pace slackens and the noise fades.⠀
That's probably why, on my final climb in Switzerland this Summer, sat above the Stockhorn biwak hut under a clear night sky and smoking a cigarette with my friend Kyle, I didn't really feel like going to bed.⠀
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Valais Alps. Switzerland 🇨🇭
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Remembering Nepal..
At the top of Gokyo Ri in the Khumba region of Nepal after a gruelling trek to Everest Basecamp and the Cho La pass.
Lead Climbing in Northern Wales
I recently returned from a gnarly lead climbing session at Castle Inn Quarry, Northern Wales, in preparation for my trip to the Alps in July. Learning to lead and strip the routes presented a fresh set of challenges that the whole group enjoyed. Check out the pictures below!
Castle Inn Quarry, Northern Wales 2017.