News, Articles and Trip Reports
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Bulletin from Leysin - Hope, Noise and Great Ice!
As ‘Hope and Noise’ blasted out their short set and then made way for an even more energetic and loader…
Winter report from Terry & Graham
Winter is upon us here in the Alps, plenty of snow and the ice starting to build nicely! For some…
Adventures in Alaska by Adrian Nelhams
“You need to pump the handle at least a 100 times”, crackled Paul through the headphones. I only picked up…
Award for Services to Mountaineering
Towards the end of 2007 an odd-looking letter arrived at the ISM office. It purported to be from 10 Downing…
Dolomites in May - far from the crowds, by Adrian Nelhams
Right foot hard on the boards and our economy class Fiat Panda’s now at full tilt! The world isn’t exactly…
Ethiopia: More Climbs and Finds by Pat Littlejohn
In March this year Steve Sustad and I made another trip to explore the vast climbing potential of northern Ethiopia.
Winter Training - Is it the Real Deal? By Adrian Nelhams
With sweat running down my arms and dripping off the handlebars and Massive Attack playing full blast in my ears…
2006 Ice-Climbing round-up, by Adrian Nelhams
As Terry and I sat down to a steaming hot mug of coffee in Leysin's 'Place du Marché, the snow…
The Urner Alps - alpine rock paradise, by Terry Ralphs
The Urner Alps is the region of granite peaks situated in Central Switzerland, around the Furka Pass in the south…
Ice Climbing Kit Check by Adrian Nelhams
The gritters have been out and I’ve been scraping my car at least 5 mornings this week, a sure sign…
Sun Rock on Sardinia by Adrian Nelhams
Sardinia or Sardenja as the locals spell and pronounce it, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean -120km off…
Sandstone Towers in Ethiopia by Pat Littlejohn
Ethiopia is nothing like you imagine. Events like Band Aid and Live Aid have portrayed an image of famine and…
