Aconcaguas raging storm
Setting out from basecamp and carrying 35kgs in full expedition load ,my pack laid down with food, stoves ,gas , tent along with my personal gear that i would need…
Aconcagua #2016 expedition
The 5am departure from the hotel in Mendoza signalled that all the hard work ,training preparation and sacrifices make had all come to this moment in time and finally the…
Halo Suramerica – Aconconcagua 2016
Expedition Aconcagua 2016 is well and truly underway. Day one & two.... Departing my home town of letterkenny in Ireland on Sunday morning 03-01- 2016 the long haul planes trains…
My ass its like a clowns mouth…
Tuesday - wend & today Thursday 6th July sees me finally roll into Islamabad international airport making my way painfully to my Irish shores.... Painful in a whole lot of…
K2 – from foot to machine
Monday 3rd August marks finally the end of the K2 basecamp trail as we finished the gruelling 95km trek out of the Baltero valley to our end point at Askole.…
K2 – tango Towers camp
Thursday 30th July and now on the second day of the trek out from K2 on route to Skardu, both days were 23kms last night stopping along side the Baltoro…
When life hands you a lemon…K2
Just before i leave K2 for home i want the last chapter of this incredible expedition to be about humanity and humility.... Without doubt, we all get handed "lemons"sometimes in…
2015 K2 Expedition over – no one summits.
Monday 27th July Over the last few days and nights ive been riding a crazy emotional roller coaster of highs and lows unimaginable on K2. Starting out with the highs…
Sobering reality Battered Bruised on K2
Sunday 26th July and we're still feeling & living the effects of the natural disasters on K2. Through the nights the constant reminder of the volatility of the might of…
K2 Avalanche hit advance basecamp – down but never out
Friday 24th July and 4am marks the finally anticipated push for the summit of K2. Sleeping was light with a mind full of forget me knots for the days ahead.…
