himalayas

Cho Oyu expedition: so close yet so far…

October 2, 2016
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We left ABC on 27th September for Camp 1 where I felt strong and confident. It then emerged that I’d…

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Ready To Summit!

September 30, 2016
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Ready, steady, Cho…

September 17, 2016
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Ready, steady, Cho Oyu… our first rotation and six days on ‘the hill’ to acclimatise for the summit bid has…

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Cho Oyu First Glimpse!

September 14, 2016
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Cho Oyu nearly had Alex falling out of his tent today, when he got his first view of the big…

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On the up, at 5700m

September 13, 2016
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Alex arrived at ABC, yesterday, feeling a lot better at 5700m. Bad weather is currently hiding Cho Oyu. He arrived…

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Cho Oyu Update: 3 steps backward

September 9, 2016
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Today the team arrive at Advanced Base Camp (ABC) at 5,700m. Sadly I haven’t joined them. After a six hour…

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Cho Oyu 2016: One Week in Tibet

September 7, 2016
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You know the whole thing about adapting and overcoming? Well, here we go! I spent a fair bit of effort…

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Fellrunning Lake District

Training for Everest or an 8000m peak

July 20, 2016
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With 16 talks in the last 32 days to over 900 people, one of the key questions has been: “What’s…

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Cho Oyu Advanced Base Camp

Cho Oyu 2016 – Down, but not out!

June 10, 2016
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So… what’s next? Since Everest last year I’ve been asked this continually. If you’ve read my book you probably have…

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