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Gear that worked (or didn’t!) on Shackleton’s Traverse – cooking and eating

PeakImages — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:15:04 +0000

At the end of a mountaineering trip (especially one as remote and challenging as the Shackleton Traverse) it’s always a good idea to consider what worked and what didn’t. This post looks at how well some of the cooking gear and food we used on the expedition worked. Also in the series – [...]

Gear that worked (or didn’t) on Shackleton’s Traverse – camping and sleeping

PeakImages — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:34:31 +0000

At the end of a mountaineering trip (especially one as remote and challenging as the Shackleton Traverse) it’s always a good idea to consider what worked and what didn’t. This post looks at how well some of the camping and sleeping gear we used on the expedition worked.

Camping and sleeping

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Image from the Trident Col, South Georgia

PeakImages — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:03:25 +0000

This shot was taken from the Trident Col during a break in the clouds shortly before we set off back down the Murray Snowfield to head for Possession Bay.

At 7:20am, it was fairly late in the morning (even without our early wake-up call from the wind, on [...]

Frosty conditions in the Peak District

PeakImages — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:08:42 +0000

Just a quick post about a wonderful afternoon exploring an unknown bit of the Peak District near Buxton. A few years ago I recall being quite impressed with the climbing crags at Castle Naze, but had never wandered up onto Combs Moss and the moors above the A6 just north [...]

Newsletter correction: Outdoors show – out not in! Working on new book…

PeakImages — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:36:37 +0000

Sadly my information about talking at the Outdoors Show was out of date in my last newsletter – it seems I’m not talking on the Cicerone stand at the Outdoors Show about Outdoors Photography after all this year. Apparently their theatre got combined with the main theatre while I was away (and totally [...]