What does my cocktail have in common with glaciology?
Whilst on holiday I was served a rather cool cocktail with a giant ice cube plugging a hole between the upper and lower chambers of the glass. What happened?
Summiting Mount Everest
Climb Update: It’s Monday morning as I write this – the 28th May 2018. Exactly one week ago I was resting in a tent at the South Col of Mount Everest having climbed to the summit that morning.
Coordinating the summit push
Climb Update: The last couple of weeks have been just waiting, biding our time at Base Camp. However, whilst the climbers have been resting there has been a lot of activity higher up the mountain.
The ‘Rotations’: Acclimatising for the Everest summit
Climb Update: In the two weeks since we arrived at base camp, we have been up the mountain twice on what are known as “rotations” – climbing successively higher up the mountain to get used to the altitude.
Namche Bazaar (3440m): How we acclimatise to high altitudes
Climb Update: We are now in Namche Bazaar at 3440m. We arrived yesterday lunchtime, after flying from Kathmandu to Lukla, and have spent a rest day here to aid acclimatisation.
How meeting the Queen inspired me to climb Mount Everest
This year I’m climbing Mount Everest. I feel so lucky to have this opportunity to do something so incredible, and I owe it all to Henry Day, the Mount Everest Foundation and the Queen! Here’s why…
Best place and time to see the aurora?
What is the best place and time to see the aurora?
I get asked this question a lot, and there’s no simple answer. But in what follows I give you some things to think about.
