Kenton Cool summits Everest for the 9th time… to prove a point
Kenton Cool, 37, from Gloucestershire, does not balk at a challenge. When the BBC said in October last year that you would be able to receive a radio signal at the top of Everest, he decided to check that out. Kenton
The North Face of the Eiger, Switzerland
The most notorious mountain in the world – its iconic vertical mile of brittle limestone and ice, called the North Face, is the ultimate challenge for many a mountain climber. But even some of the greatest mountain climbers in the
Europe’s highest mountain – Mount Elbrus
Mount Elbrus is the highest peak in Europe, and one of the Seven Summits. It’s located just in Russia, though it is only a few miles from the border of Georgia. Though Elbrus is the highest summit in Europe, it is
Mount Elbrus – where is it?
My attention was drawn to Mount Elbrus in Russia yesterday when a comment to one of our articles which stated that Mont Blanc was the highest peak in Europe was challenged, and I was informed that Mount Elbrus in Russia
What sort of a mountain is Mount Elbrus to climb?
You might remember that I waxed lyrical the other day (Mount Elbrus – where is it?) over the exact whereabouts of Mount Elbrus? Well, I couldn’t exactly leave the subject behind without discovering whether it was a suitable mountain to
Kilimanjaro
From Antarctica to Africa – surely the picture postcard of Kilimanjaro is familiar to us all – of all the seven sisters Kili has to rank up there as one of the most scenic. Photographed from the Serengeti plains with
Munro Bagging – Ever Heard Of It?
Sir Hugh Thomas Munro was born in 1856 and was an intrepid hill walker and mountaineer. He was one of the original founding members of the Scottish Mountaineering Club which was founded in 1889 and from 1894-1897 he served as its
Everest
We are turning our attention today to the sixth of the seven summits – the grand daddy of them all – Asia’s highest mountain – the world’s highest mountain – the iconic Mount Everest, the roof of the world. It is
The 14 Eight-Thousanders and Edurne Pasaban
Edurne Pasaban has summitted 12 of the 14 Eight Thousanders – the 14 independent mountains on earth that are more than 8,000 m (26,247 ft) high above sea level. She is closely followed by Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Nives Meroi who
The Cartensz Pyramid: The Most Technical of The 7 Summits
Those of you who have been following our series on the highest summits on each of the seven continents will realise we have now blogged on South America, North America, Antarctica, Europe, Africa and Asia – six continents which means