North Pole Conquered
If there is a moment from my recent North Pole expedition that sticks out it is the moment I stepped off of the Oslo flight to Longyearbyen at 78 degrees North.I gulped down the fresh air as we were...
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An Adventurous Summer
So September has crept up on us and another summer has come to a close,though here's hoping for a few more days out on the rock before it gets too cold. And what a summer it has been, for me it...
View ArticleBonita Norris Reaches Ama Dablam Base Camp
After delay upon delay due to bad weather over Lukla, my team and I (Emma, Tim and Rosmund) decide to charter a helicopter from Katmandu to a lower village in the Khumba. Reports are 300+ Trekkers and...
View ArticleSummitting Ama Dablam (6856m)
Having had a few days back in the UK I’ve finally had some time to digest what has been an incredible expedition to Ama Dabla, which was kindly sponsored and supported by Karrimor and Tag Heuer, and a...
View ArticleLhotse, pre-expedition thoughts
For the first time in two years i am about to attempt another 8000m peak, my third after Manaslu (2009) and Everest (2010). Lhotse is the world's 4th highest peak, and makes up a significant part of...
View ArticleLhotse Update
Ok do a super quick update: Acclimatisation Is pretty much complete- I've been up to 6700m, below camp3, turned back because of strong winds and inadequate clothing on my legs- a pair of leggings!!! In...
View ArticleSummit of Lhotse 8401m (world's 4th highest peak)
Summit of Lhotse 8401m (world's 4th highest peak) So, the summit has been reached, and now i am back safe in Kathmandu. I am now one of very few Britons who have climbed Lhotse, the youngest Brit woman...
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Climbing Kilimanjaro tips
Climbing Kilimanjaro definitely seems to be on many a ‘bucket list’ these days. I have climbed it twice with lots of different people from all kinds of backgrounds, and would say that all of them...
View ArticleReflections
This time of year we tend to be more reflective- and I have certainly been looking back at 2012 and wondering where the time went! 2012 for me has definitely been the best yet. I think mainly because I...
View ArticleTraining Your Ambition
I often get asked by people who are either considering climbing Everest, or simply intrigued by it, what level of fitness you need to climb the mountain and how much training is enough to get you...
View ArticleKarrimor Great Trail Challenge becomes biggest in the UK.
Following a hugely successful event in 2012, the Karrimor Great Trail Challenge will returned to Keswick on 9 June 2013. Already established as one of the biggest events of its kind in the North of...
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