Category: Adventure

Adventures not covered by other, more specific, categories.

Nearly there!!

Friday, 24th December 2010

The last week has been a slow journey of winding our way through the sea ice of the Weddell Sea, occasionally getting stuck for between 15 minutes and 8 hours at a time.

The Weddell Sea

Friday, 17th December 2010

For the last few days we've been trying to find a route through the sea ice toward our destination...

Ice Ice Baby

Sunday, 12th December 2010

So we've nearly reached 60° South and I was woken up At 6am with the first bangs and crashes as we found the edge of the sea-ice...

Journey South

Monday, 6th December 2010

So who would have thought that the long journey to Halley base would come to a grinding halt outside Carlisle due to frozen points?

Prizewinning photographs

Saturday, 20th November 2010

I went fellwalking with the usual suspects today. From Watendlath, south along the ridge to the Grasmere end, turning back north at Greenup Edge and going down past Lining Crag. The terrain on top was extremely boggy with meltwater from the thawed snow and ice, and the pools of water were extremely cold as I …

Crete 2010

Wednesday, 27th October 2010

A bit late in the day, sorry, but my excuse is IT issues. Last month I went to Crete for some sunshine – and found it (unlike in Portugal). I stayed in Chania old town, on the western third of the island. Crete has been Greek only since 1913 and had a very colourful history …