18th June 2015
“I think I had certain ideas coming to Peru about Peru, but it took me completely by surprise”
“I think I had certain ideas coming to Peru about Peru, but it took me completely by surprise.”
8th June 2015
Santa Cruz & the Kindness of Strangers
En route to Cashapampa the windows of the convi bus were foggy in the early mountain morning and I held my pack tightly between my legs, trying to make us both as small as possible for the busy commute…
9th September 2014
Summer in Huaraz
This article appeared in the September edition of the Huaraz Telegraph under the title ‘Introducing Project Cordillera’. Visit www.thehuaraztelegraph.com for more interesting news on Huaraz and the Ancash region. What does Huaraz mean to the people who visit it? To many, it is one more stop on a breakneck tour of South America. To some, […]
7th August 2014
Hatun Machay
In a place full of awesome places, it is rare for something to stand out. A trip to the Cordillera Blanca can seem like a kaleidoscopic dream of the most incredible places you’ve ever seen. So it’s rare. And it’s full of mountains. Big icy mountains. It is not the sort of place you expect […]
13th July 2014
Life and Death in the Cordillera Blanca
There is so much to say about my time here in the Cordillera Blanca over the last six weeks. Being my third time here among the magnificent Andes, I have wasted no time in climbing a number of big alpine objectives. With other Project Cordillera staff, I also got straight to work consolidating our brilliant […]
1st July 2014
Glaciers, Climate Change & Tourism… Oh My!
Tourists view the massive ice walls of the Pastoriri Glacier. Last week, I went on a day excursion with a van full of other tourists (mostly from Lima) to the Pastoruri Glacier. The Pastoruri Glacier is south of the Cordillera Blanca at the head of the Pachacoto Basin, which is a tributary of Peru’s Santa […]
13th June 2014
Carbo load complete
The countdown has begun. The replacement passport is winging its way to me. My Prusik loop tying skills are being practiced. My definitely authentic North-Face bag bought for five pounds in a Nepalese market is being stitched back together. Finally, my intense physical preparation is reaching its conclusion. It’s extremely important to make sure you put on […]
11th June 2014
Meet the Mountains: Artesonraju
The Cordillera Blanca stretches over a vast area 180km long and 21km wide with 33 major peaks over 5500m. An area this huge offers a great variety of outstanding beauty, and, of course, each peak boasts its own unique charm and incredible story. Best known as the peak from the Paramount Pictures logo, Artesonraju […]
27th May 2014
The first of many…
I write this sitting on a plane flying over the English Channel from London to Madrid. From Madrid I fly to Lima where I’ll arrive just in time for breakfast. I’m always struck how easy all this is: buy a flight, pack and be sure to be at the airport on time. Equally, whenever I […]
