more adventure highlights

so in 2010 I took a group of guys up to Mount Everest Base camp in the Nepali Himalaya. The Trek starts a 45 min flight from Kathmandu (or 6day walk if u don't fly) at the worlds most dangerous airport, Lukla. The runway is up hill and ends in a wall into the side of the mountain. Quite exiting to land there.

The guys, waiting for clearance for the plane to take off, in Nepal if there are clouds then they cannot fly so they wait, because in Nepal with all those mountains.... I quote a Nepali pilots saying : " we don't fly in clouds here, because our clouds have rocks in them...."
we ended up sunbathing next to the runway.... don't let u do that at Heathrow

A couple of shots from the 9 days trek up to base camp, we got stormed on overnight when about 4000m high, we made it to the village as the snowstorm started and stayed in a lodge but an unfortunate porter died of exposure in the valley that night.

The snowstorm made a spectacular place even more beautiful

we made it to base camp where we celebrated by drinking beer, wine and whisky that we had hauled up from the valley.


On a different note, here is a video of a particularly wild day out, proving how awesome conditions can be in the English Lake District mountains. We were descending after and ice climb in Langdale and it got a touch windy.......

Also in Nepal in we went paragliding in a very nice town at the feet of some truly huge mountains the Annapurna range called Pokhara, beautiful place to fly, and we had a view of the big mountains as well.

A few photos taken on trips this year... enjoy

Headed down this weekend to the peak district and was rewarded with perfect conditions, sunny, cold and brilliant friction. Hit up Stanage and Burbage, plenty of people cranking hard and sending routes.

 so close yet so far, climbers airborne on Deliverance

Climbers on the green traverse, font 7a and an awesome problem with a wicked lunge move in the middle and a pumpy finale

slabby friction problems at burbage south

 Me focusing hard on green traverse

The arete left of remergence, burbage north, went well untill i pulled my shoulder.... oops

An awesome day bouldering had by all.

a taste for adventure

Launching a place to showcase guiding, and photography work from the edge....

Hello all, this blog will tell the story and show my work from mountain, adventure sports and travels around the globe. I hope this will promote my work and business as a Freelance outdoor pursuits instructor and adventure photographer.

Check out my sites for Adventure Activities and Photography

www.verticaljourneys.co.uk

www.verticalphotography.co.uk

so a little taster of recent travels and photo work...

Me in Pokhara when I lived in Nepal in 2010

Adventure motorbiking up in the Himalayas on a 35yr old classic honda

 A beautiful sunset, Shot while Expedition Guiding in Northern Malawi

 Stumbled across sunset Gymnastics on the beach of Stone town Zanzibar while on a rest day from a Trekking expedition in Tanzania. I couldn't have asked for a better subjectat a better time, photographers dream!

 Took an opportunity to shoot a protest against the Government of Bolivia while climbing there in sept 2011, things got a little heated!

 Uk bouldering sessions in the wet lake district, Gavin Grey Cranking on the Bowderstone

 High altitude camping at 5500m in the Bolivian Andes

 Tour group heading through the volcanic mist near the Chilean/Bolivian Boarder. Spooky scene but its stank of eggs.... interesting things volcanos.

Trekking group takes a rest in the Tanzanian jungle

 Storm clearing off half dome Yosemite

"Mini" Tarn carrying supplies up to camp in the Andes

 "Mini" Tarn climbing at night in snowstorm, Hellvelyn, UK

So thats a few higlights of the past 12 months, got a coulple of climbing trips, expeditions and travelling to South America this year so watch this space and get in contact if you would like and of the services at 

www.verticaljourneys.co.uk

www.verticalphotography.co.uk