Part 6 - July 10th 2003 , Bitter Sweet Victory   more »

Part 5 - The Grand Colouir   more »

Part 4 - From France to Switzerland   more »

Part 3 - Acclimatisation   more »

Part 2- Arrivals   more »

Since entering my thirties my passion for the great outdoors has expanded from occasional camping trips to four season scrambling along Crib Goch and Bristly Ridge. My friend Roger Williams has an almost exactly equal passion. During a stint at our local indoor climbing wall and in a moment of madness, he agreed to join me in upping the stakes, to attempt Mont Blanc   more »

We cherish the mountains and their beauty but their very existence as we know it is currently under threat.   more »

bored ? need a lift ? ... take a look at the jokes assembled on our climbing jokes page. Some are old, some good, and some you might just laugh at such as these and more:

TOP 10 THINGS THAT SOUND DIRTY IN CLIMBING BUT AREN'T

TOP TEN SIGNS YOUR CLIMBING PARTNER MIGHT BE DANGEROUS

WHY CLIMBING IS BETTER THAN SEX

... read on: http://www.walkhigh.co.uk/acatalog/Jokes.html

After over five-hour-long marathon talks, members of the government and Maoist negotiation teams have agreed to a 25-point code of ...   more »

The government on Friday has constituted a high level Judicial Commission to probe into atrocities committed by the security personnel and officials against pro-democracy demonstrators across the country and recommend actions against them.    more »

The newly formed government announced an indefinite ceasefire and removed the Red Corner notice and terrorist tag on the Maoists Wednesday evening.   more »