by Paula Goude | Apr 18, 2018 | Hiking, Mountaineering
Some might say I’m a little obsessed when it comes to trig points. I photograph them, I photograph myself at them, I photograph the little plaque that’s on them, I deviate from routes because there’s one nearby and I can’t miss it out. So I...
by Michael Goude | Apr 16, 2018 | High Altitude, Hiking, Mountaineering
If you missed the previous instalments of my story to climb Mt Elbrus you can click here to read Part One (Days 1 to 4) and Part Two (Days 5 to 7) Day 8 – Saturday 2nd September. Elbrus Summit Day At a quarter past midnight the alarm clock went off. I’m...
by Michael Goude | Apr 16, 2018 | High Altitude, Hiking, Mountaineering
If you missed Part One of my journey to the summit of Elbrus (Days 1 to 4) of this blog you can find it here Setting foot on Elbrus Day 5 – Wednesday 30th August After four days in Russia and three of those spent acclimatising in the mountains, it was...