Climbing

Aconcagua at nearly 7,000 metres is the highest mountain in the Americas.

First ascent of a magical tepui with a cathedral-like cave piercing the mountain from side to side.

Climbing volcanoes in Ecuador including Cotopaxi and Chimborazo

After two failed attempts in previous years, Steve and Roger Mear summited Mont Blanc via the less frequented Dômes...

Big limestone climbing at Varassova, Greece’s historic climbing cliff, and exploring local heritage, including Missolonghi, Nafpaktos, and Delphi.

Climbing limestone in the Apuane Alps and granite routes in Piedmont valleys, enjoying superb long climbs and Dimitri’s inspired...

This journal chronicles decades of selective Scottish mountain climbs (1969–2025), tackling challenging scrambles and classic peaks.

In the early 1970s, I joined Venezuelan Frontiers Commission expeditions to the Sierra de Perijá and the Orinoco River,...

In 2009 we explored the High Tatras, climbing iconic peaks of Kriváň, Rysy and Lomnický Štít.

In 1981 and 1987, we climbed Spain’s highest peaks, Mulhacén and Monte Perdido, in winter, using minimal resources, bivouacking,...

First ascent in 1981 of Ilu tepuy, a table mountain near Roraima in Venezuela's remote Gran Sabana.

Climbing expeditions across Venezuela’s diverse landscapes and largely unexplored terrain — from the Ávila and the Gran Sabana to...