1 Peak 1 Week Ethiopia - ladies needed for trek!

Join one of Africas best short hikes across the Rift Valley plateaus to Ras Dashen (4,620m). This is a challenging adventure through the Simien Mountains in support of women and girls in Ethiopia. We are looking for 10 more ladies to join this trek! 

www.peaksfoundation.org

Paraglide Tajikistan 2012

In the late summer of 2012, William Palmer and Simon Vacher together withtheir paragliders plan to make a crossing through some of the most remote and highest mountain landscapes in a bold journey across Tajikistan. The route has never been attempted before and will demand great skill and persistence but in the eyes of these dreamers represents the ultimate playground.Will Palmer at the time will only recently have returned from the Afghanistan's Secret Peaks expedition. He has in recent years proved himself to be one of the most accomplished pilots in the world of cross country vol bivouac flying.

In 2010-2011 he pioneered flying sites throughout Tajikistan, Krygyzstan and Afghanistan. Whilst in Pakistan he set new routes through the biggest mountains on earth flying up to 23,000ft and in excess of 100km a day. Simon Vacher, a film maker from the UK also shown himself an invaluable team member with his passion for flight expressed worldwide. His pedigree is proven in recent flying in Nepal and twinned with his film skills should allow for unprecedented perspective in this exciting expedition.Starting at Panjakent near the Uzbek border the pair will fly east in to the bigger mountains.

Moving many kilometers each day and sleeping high in the mountains they will progress towards, and fly the length of the 77km Fedchenko glacier nestled among many 6000m peaks and overlooked by the imposing 7134m Peak Lenin. Far from any support with all they require on their backs they will eventually finish their journey near the Chinese border, away from any form of civilisation, and after over 800km of flying.This part of Central Asia is often overlooked by the paragliding world because of its remoteness, but the pair recognise great potential in the area. The expedition represents a great challenge, one which may prove a bridge too far, but is sure to be a truly great adventure.

Outward Bound Oman Salalah-Muscat expedition photographs

Here is a short showreel of images from my time spent as expedition photographer for Outward Bound Oman.

In January, I covered the last thirty days of the trip which took in desert, mountains, and the last ten days by sea, arriving in Muscat on the 5th February.

Click on the link here - vimeo.com/37111333 Now looking for the next adventure!

Adventure trip with hot air ballooning

Join me on this new exciting hot air ballooning (no previous flyingexperience required) and adventure tour to Georgia and Armenia!

Within Georgia we shall self-drive our locally hired landcruisers, fly up by helicopter or aeroplane to the highest inhabited villages in Europe situated in the high Caucasus mountains and visit ancient Christian culture and heritage in Armenia. Included in the package are a number of hot air balloon flights in various locations throughout the tour. Anybody welcome! A few spaces left. Tour dates are: 16.9.-2.10.2012. Full package price excluding international flights2200. contact: balloonjourneys@alliedunnington.co.uk or call 07776202731. Or join us for next year's repeat of our very successful balloon adventure tour around Mongolia running from the 31.7.-15.8.2013.

A tour that will show you the real Mongolia with flights in the mountains of the Tsenker valley, the Gobi desert and the ancient capital of Karakorum! Anybody welcome!

Hiking in Les Calanques, Marseille France

I'm planning a long weekend in Marseille to hike the Calanques. The initial plan was to go from Marseilles to Cassis along the GR98 which looks to be about an 11 hour trek. With 10 people of varying abilities, it seems a bit ambitious for one day but it doesn't appear that there are accommodations along the way in order to break it into two days.

I've since decided that we'll stay in Marseille and take the bus to a point about mid-way and hike to Cassis one day and Marseille the next - is that the best approach? Additional recommendations for treks or other activities in this area are welcome.

Vatnajokull expedition

Hello all, I am fairly new to EC having only found the website a few weeks ago. I am looking for a location where I can practise polar skills by myself, by that I mean unguided only with a friend. We are both competent alpine climbers, but would like to practise the skills of pulk pulling etc that would be needed in anything more 'extreme'.

My current thought is the Vatnajkull in Iceland. Could anyone advise on this or a suitable alternative? My aim eventually would be to build up slowly to a longer expedition in either Russia or Greenland.

Thanks,

Hugh