Aconcagua
Left the mountain at 6:00pm last night for the drive back to civilization. The climb was great. Quite bit easier than I thought it would be. Even through I was wasted by the time we got off the summit and…
Success on Aconcagua!! 22,841ft/6,962m
Hi all, It’s Monday morning and Stephen just rang to say that he and his climbing friend Richard summited Aconcagua successfully! Stephen will fill you in on the details later. He’s back in Plaza de Mulas basecamp at the moment…
Hot Springs, Sunburn and Argentina
Yesterday was spent relaxing and soaking up the sun and warm water of the Papallacta Hot Springs. Needless to say I got sunburnt. The only fortunate thing is that you can`t see the sunburn. Tonight I fly to Argentina to…
Success on Chimborazo
Richard and I were successful on Chimborazo (Veintemilla) yesterday. It was a massive day making the ascent in a little under 7 hours to gain the 6,267m (20,561ft) summit. The snow condition was excellent allowing us to make good speed…
Success on Cotopaxi!
Just returned from a summit success on Cotopaxi, Ecuador’s second highest mountain measuring in at just under 6,000mts. The snow condition was terrible, so made the climb very (very) difficult. Currently absolutely exhausted, so heading for an afternoon nap. Chimborazo…
Acclimization is Over – Let the Climbing begin
Just spent the last two days in the region just outside of Quito where the hills rise to 4,794mts or 15,700feet. Tomorrow we head to Cotopaxi and attempt to summit. Wil let you know how I go. Signing off from…
Trekking the Quilotoa Crater Lake.
Just back from 4 days in the Quilotoa Crater Lake region. Had a great time. The Crater Lake is very similar to the Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, USA (but not quite as impressive). Plan was to Trek up…
Ecuador – The Travels Continue
So after a few months back in San Francisco, it is now time to get a last little bit of travel in before the New Year. This time, it is just me (Stephen), with Caroline keeping the home fires burning.…
Back in San Francisco.
It’s been a week now since we moved into a new apartement in San Francisco’s South Beach area, next to the Giants Baseball Stadium. We are in the same building as before, with the same fantastic view and signed a…
Back in the Bay Area!
Between our off-road adventure and getting back to the Bay Area we have seen lots of beautiful, impressive and/or weird things. So indulge me in giving an overview in a few photo albums. On October 8th we made it to…
Sterlin goes Off-Road, UT
Today we visited Canyonlands National Park. Instead of taking the paved roads, we decided to take one of the 4WD only roads. This enabled us to get away from the crowds and access great views of the Colorado River. The…
A Touch of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah
After Mt Rushmore we continued to Devil’s Tower, WY – a close encounter of the best kind! We then left the cornfields of Wyoming for the Rockies in Colorado. ‘Rocky Mountains National Park’ was worth the drive-through. We stopped in…
Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse, SD
After several days of driving through cornfields (and believe me, all cornfields look alike), the Black Hills of South West Dakota were a very welcome sight. Somewhere between the cornfields of Iowa, we did manage to find a ballpark and…
Offa’s Dyke : The Photos
Here are the photos from my hike in Wales.
Bolivian Experience : The Photos
Here are the photos from my trip to Bolivia