News, Articles and Trip Reports
Tien Shan Expedition 2007 by Pat Littlejohn
Time flies. This was ISM's 14th expedition to the Tien Shan, and it was great as ever.
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…
Borkoldoy Report, CLIMB Magazine 2006
In September 2005 a commercially-organized International School of Mountaineering expedition once again visited south east Kyrghyzstan to explore little known…
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…
ISM Virgin Peaks Expedition 05 by Pat Littlejohn
In September we ran our second ISM trip to the Central Borkoldoy region of the Tien Shan. Only one word…
ISM Central Borkoldoy Expedition - September 2005
The central area of the Borkoldoy range in SE Kyrgyzstan is a group of superb ‘alpine’ peaks which are well-defended…
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…
