Life sometimes gives you the opportunity to make a difference. A recent trip to Nepal provided me and some friends with opportunities for adventures and helping people. We all survived and came home with some great memories. Here is the story of that trip. It had been 6 years since I had been to Nepal…

The sense of adventure and exploration is often missing from many mountain trips in modern day climbing and mountaineering. Most climbing is done on routes and mountains in popular areas that have already been climbed. In 2016, Ed Hannam and I were keen to head back to Sichuan Province in China to explore some unchartered…

Been a bit busy with life to sit down and write down this trip report but since I’m sitting on the couch with my injured leg elevated, I figured I should put fingers to keyboard. This trip to a remote and rarely visited part of China came a bit out of blue with an offer…

Just back from a quick trip to Alaska and Canada. Here is quick trip report. It was during the middle of a long hot summer in Australia when I received a call from a good mate Ryan suggesting a climbing trip to Alaska.  The Alaskan range is a mecca for big steep mountains of rock,…

In March 2012, I headed to Nepal to climb Kyajo Ri (6186m, otherwise known Kyazo Ri) and Cholatse (6440m). I have tried to write this trip report in a way as to provide information for future parties who wish to attempt these mountains. Enjoy. Be inspired. Life was busy and 2012 was bound to be…

In July 2012, I travelled to Africa for a look around and hoping to climb some stuff along the way. I ended up climbing the north face of Mt Kenya twice and cruising up the Machame route on Mt Kenya which was  a bit of fun and quite easy. The diving in Zanzibar and the…

After just spending 2 months in the mountains of Pakistan and adjusting back into life at home, the memories of my time travelling, trekking and climbing come flooding back. The overriding emotion from this trip is a feeling of helplessness. This is an account of the trip from my perspective which will obviously differ from…

“Every man’s life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain”. Marcus Aurelius Sometimes you just have to go somewhere to see a place and experience it for yourself. Believing everything you see in the media or heeding government warnings about instability in certain countries only…

Its been a good year so far and the new adventure is only a few days away as I’m writing this post.  Sometimes when life seems more hectic than it should, we have 2 choices. Back off and relax or embrace the lifestyle. This year has been more fast paced than most but I’ve been…