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Humorous travel writing for those who love mountains and don’t take their climbing too seriously: quirky, irreverent, historically accurate, and wickedly funny.
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How Merlin uncovered the ghostly sound of the Hispaniola mountains
As we climbed higher into the mountains, the orchestra started tuning up. The viola came first, a long, high note like the sound of a whistle. It was answered by the first violin: another extended whine, higher still, from what seemed like a different par
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Following in Tilman's footsteps: my own ascent of Lhakpa Ri
This is the second of two posts about Lhakpa Ri, a mountain in Tibet first climbed by Bill Tilman and Edmund Wigram in 1935. In the first post I described that historic ascent. This second post features an excerpt from my diary describing my own ascent of
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Tilman and Wigram's first ascent of 'Gardefui', now known as Lhakpa Ri
This is the first of two posts about Lhakpa Ri, a mountain in Tibet across the East Rongbuk Glacier from Everest. In this first post, I describe the first ascent by Bill Tilman and Edmund Wigram. In the next post, I will describe my own ascent 72 years la
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How to solve the problem of queuing for a summit photo on popular peaks like Snowdon / Yr Wyddfa
I only bring you the really important stories here on the Footsteps on the Mountain blog, and here's one that will have you choking on your Kendal Mint Cake. The Everest season is now over, as are the usual regurgitated stories about traffic jams on the s
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Fastest known times on Everest: how much oxygen is allowed?
Arguably the most notable event on Everest this year was the American climber Tyler Andrews claiming a fastest known time (also known, somewhat appropriately, as a FKT) for an oxygen-supported ascent from Everest Base Camp on the south side to the summit.
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