Helvellyn – It’s a mountain (and a volcano) I’ve wanted to climb for years. One of those illusive ones that I could have done a number of times but just never got round to. That was, until earlier this month, when my fiancé and I made our way up to England’s Lake District for a … Continue reading Volcano number 26 – Helvellyn
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Volcanoes number 13 and 14: The train strike volcanoes
It had been an awesome three days in the Auvergne region in France walking a section of the GR400 route and climbing volcanoes. In three days we had hoped to climb four volcanic peaks as part of my #40by40 quest to climb 40 volcanoes by the age of 40 but we’d only been able to … Continue reading Volcanoes number 13 and 14: The train strike volcanoes
5 steps to an epic volcano-climbing adventure (without making my mistakes)
Just over two years ago I came up with a crafty idea. I thought, why not set myself the ambitious quest to climb 40 volcanoes by the age of 40 – a feat that needed to be achieved in a five-and-a-half-year time frame? It was a bold, daring plan, borne out of a fascination of … Continue reading 5 steps to an epic volcano-climbing adventure (without making my mistakes)
Volcano number 7: The successful New Zealand volcano
Finally, a day of sunshine! I almost couldn’t believe it – I had to pinch myself to make sure – but there it was, crisp blue sky and a white-gold orb coating my immediate world in warm rays of sunshine. No rain to be seen; not even a cloud. It was rejoice-worthy. The majestic-ness of … Continue reading Volcano number 7: The successful New Zealand volcano
Another epic weather fail
The rain on the tent sounded like an army chucking thousands of buckets of water over it. It had sounded like that all night; a constant drumming as the torrential rain pelted the tree above us, which jettisoned the water directly onto our tent. To say it was wet was an understatement. We’d completed the … Continue reading Another epic weather fail
A new approach to #40by40
Back when I first started dreaming about this quest to climb 40 volcanoes by the age of 40, I spent an age on Google getting whipped up in the excitement of rugged volcanic landscapes, bubbling lava, snow-capped cones, and wilderness and vistas as far as the eye could see. I put together a grand … Continue reading A new approach to #40by40
Volcano number 2 update
Lizard Point - most southerly part of the UK It’s all rather busy at the moment. My folks from New Zealand are currently visiting the UK. After a delightful week and a half of entertaining them in Londonthey have gone off on a road trip of England. I decided, right at the last minute (after … Continue reading Volcano number 2 update