With a a few days to kill and the mountain weather decidely average (read completely crap), Simon and I decided to head to Peru´s most famous rock climbing area, Hatun Machay. Located in the Cordillera Negra about 1.5 hours south of Huaraz at about 4300m altitude,, there are currently about 120 bolted routes and potential…

Alpine climbing is a game really. Trying to climb a muntain in the best style with the minimum of equipment and impact on the mountain. The degree of suffering involed varies according the length of the route, cold and difficulty of the climbing. The unspoken alpine climbing manifesto reads: If you are not hungry, you…

It was perfect day in the mountains. The day was crystal clear with a temperature of about -10 degrees C and a light breeze was blowing off the ridge. The ridge was steep and corniced on one side where the south face dropped off a few thousand metres.  Each step required concentration as one mistake could…