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A clients view on 'being guided'
For many years now I have regularly engaged the services of a professional mountain guide for climbing and mountaineering adventures…
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Ice Article - Professional Mountaineer Magazine
Safe Icefall climbing this winter. So what’s going on with the ice? How cold/warm has it been, and for how…
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Kyrgyzstan - Adventure Travel Magazine Article
Kyrgyzstan – once seen never forgotten. The Tien Shan, which has been crossed for centuries by Silk Road traders, wandered…
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Canadian Rockies First Ascent by Adrian Nelhams
We headed back up Totem Creek, after a semi rest day climbing over in Field. Our old tracks clearly visible…
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Spring Newsletter
In the Alps, the heavy winter snows and continuing cold weather have given perfect ski touring conditions for April and…
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Pat Littlejohn Interview
Dave Pickford, Editor of CLIMB magazine, spoke to Pat Littlejohn in October 2012. Read the full interview here.
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Courses for Challenge and Enjoyment
Mountaineering is a wonderfully diverse sport. It changes its nature with the seasons, and by the time we reach ‘high…
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Climbing on Gran Canaria by Pat Littlejohn
Each year many of us wonder where we can go in the depths of winter to climb in warm weather…
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ISM Instructional Courses by Pat Littlejohn
The amount of climbing in the Alps is vast and it makes good sense for anyone into climbing and mountaineering…
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ISM Guide climbs hard mixed route in the Lakes
Some fantastic winter conditions in the Lake District this winter saw ISM guide Adrian Nelhams & climbing partner Tim Lofthouse…
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My Kyrgyzstan Trip by Adrian Nelhams
‘Where’s Adrian Allynavich’ I hear shouted as I enter the ITMC offices and Vladimir appears from around the corner. The…
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Latest News from Adrian
The sun is streaming in through the office window and its 26 degrees outside.I had a great time rock climbing…