There was a little fresh snow on the road as we drove away from our misty mountain cabin for the last time. There were quite a few climbers heading down to where we’d planned to go, so carried on towards the Krokan area, where we’d climbed previously. There was still plenty to do there and Read more

We’ve settled into a good routine and were organised and out of the door before the sun came up again. This time, there was not a cloud in the sky and it looked set to be a beautiful but bitterly cold day. I last hiked up this mountain in December 2003. This time at least, Read more

We set out into another good looking morning at first light. You’d think that in a day that begins with temperatures of -6°C there would be plenty of ice falls to choose from, but that didn’t turn out to be the case. At our first stop, at the gorge below Vermok Bridge, we found very Read more

It took the time we’d got up, had breakfast and left the house, before any light appeared on the horizon this morning. With the sun only putting in an appearance from 09:15 to 15:20 we were keen to make the best use of daylight hours. We drove downhill into the misty Rjukan Valley in search Read more

A cosy night in the van near Llandudno was needed to prevent this morning’s early start becoming an unpleasantly early one. I was up just before 5am to pick up the awaiting student team. John did the first drive of the day and by the time the sun was coming up, we were having breakfast Read more