News, Articles and Trip Reports
Category: Trip Reports
Kyrgyzstan 2010 – ISM At Bashi Expeditions
Two ISM expeditions led by Pat Littlejohn visited the Tien Shan in 2010, with the aim of exploring the At…
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…
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…
Kuilu & Son Kul Expedition 2009
This was ISM’s second trip to the Kuilu range, the first being in 2000 when we explored the Karator glacier…
ISM West Kokshal-Too Expedition, 2008
Our regular expedition to the Tien Shan mountains of Central Asia was a great trip and successful despite not achieving…
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…
Alpine Weather News - by Terry Ralphs
After praying in vain for a good snowfall last winter, ski resorts all over Switzerland were surprised and delighted by…
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.
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…
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…
