HEADING TO MAKALU
It looks as though Shishapangma isn't going to happen this season, or at least not in the next few weeks, as the border to Tibet remains closed and the proposed opening date of 1 May now seems unlikely. For the…
Hi from Kathmandu
Greetings from Kathmandu. I've just returned from 3 weeks trekking and hill climbing in the Khumbu region of Nepal in preparation for the upcoming climbs on Shishapanma and Annapurna. I crossed a number of high passes including the Kongma La,…
September 2004
Adding to his long list of 8000 metre summits, Andrew reached the summit of Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 9.30am, 25th September 2004. This was officially his 10th 8000 metre summit, not including his second ascent of…
February 2004
This month Andrew is heading to Canada to meet with a team of high altitude veterans including Ben Webster and Hector Poncedeleon, where they will spend two weeks climbing and training in the Canadian wilderness before heading to Mt Everest…
March 2004
After his February ascent of the acclaimed Pomme D'Or in Quebec, Canada - the test piece of North American ice climbing, Andrew is currently in Nepal to complete a documentary for Discovery Channel on climbing Mt Everest. Together with Ben…