Articles

Look out for articles published monthly in this new section of our website. Upcoming articles will range from instructional, gear reviews, interviews and more general discussion pieces about travel, mountaineering, trekking and skiing. We hope you find these articles interesting and useful. Please contact us if you have any feedback or would like to see a particular topic covered.

Alpinist Magazine 22% offer

(September 2008)

Alpinist Magazine are offering Jagged Globe News readers a special 22% discounted subscription rate. The 25th issue of Alpinist features a profile of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, as well as Rolando Garibotti's account of the first ascent of the coveted 'Torre Traverse' in Patagonia. Alpinist is undoubtedly the leading publication of all things mountaineering and comes highly recommended... [read more]

Climb Magazine Offer

(April 2008)

Climb Magazine are offering Jagged Globe News readers a special discounted subscription rate:

UK - £30.00 / 1yr subscription (12 issues)
Europe - £45.00 / 1yr subscription (12 issues)
Rest of the world - £65.00 / 1yr subscription (12 issues)

(These prices are discounted from the RRP which is £42.00, £72.00 and £96.00 respectively.)

To subscribe, please visit the Climb Magazine website and enter one of the following codes during the application process:

UK - EARLYUKONE
Europe - EARLYEUONE
Rest of World - EARLYROWONE

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Kilimanjaro porters update

(February 2008)

Back in November, we pledged that we would send out 300 fleeces and waterproofs to Tanzania to help equip the porters that work on Kilimanjaro. The first batch of these have arrived on the mountain (see photo). Simon Lowe has just returned from a recce of the Western Breach (now re-opened). Amongst other things, he notes that porters are still to be seen on this difficult scrambling route.

"I had always thought and continue to believe that porters should not climb the Breach. I find it immoral, reprehensible even, that western trekkers who are asked to sign a waiver indemnifying the national park for injury as the result of rock-fall in the Breach are prepared to take porters here – just so they can have the comfort of a chemical loo (among other things) waiting for them in the Crater...read more

Kilimanjaro - Lemosho Glades article

(January 2008)

To accompany Mathew's images, he has written an in-depth report of the Lemosho Glades Trek.

What I enjoyed the most from this route on Kilimanjaro was the constantly changing environment, which provided such interesting trekking each day. On some days the setting changes dramatically two or three times, leaving you wondering what the next camp will be like. [read more] or [read more about Kilimanjaro - Lemosho Glades]

Ama Dablam update

(November 2007)

Expedition leader, Steve Bell, has called in from base camp on Ama Dablam. Our team spent Saturday night at camp 1 (5,700m) and had a foray onto the ropes towards camp 2 yesterday. They are all doing well, despite a few headaches. They now plan to have a couple of rest days back in base camp before moving onto the mountain, with the aim of summiting around 2nd/3rd December.

A typical climbing strategy for Ama Dablam is posted in the articles section of our website... [read more]

NEW Expeditions & Treks for 2008

(November 2007)

This article gives an overview of our new Expeditions & Treks for 2008. They include:

Kilimanjaro - Lemosho Glades Trek
High Passes to Everest
Everest Base Camp & Island Peak
Everest Team Trek
Rush Peak & The Hunza Valley
Greenland Icecap Crossing

[read more]

Off Piste Skiing Tips

(November 2007)

With winter just around the corner and the first snows already fallen in the Alps, it's time to think about skiing again. If this winter is anything like last year, then despite the doom and gloom of the media, there should be good skiing to be had right through the season. Jagged Globe runs 3 levels of Off Piste Coaching courses in The 3 Valleys, Tignes and Verbier.

To get a head start, here is a new article with some top tips to help keep you ‘head up and feet down’ in the powder... [read more]

Mingma Sherpa interview

(November 2007)

Born in 1970 in the Rolwaling Valley of Nepal, Mingma Sherpa has climbed Everest 12 times and 19 8,000m peaks in total. He and his brother Pasang are acknowledged as two of the strongest Sherpas on the south side of Everest. In 2007, they regularly carried loads for the Caudwell Xtreme Everest expedition (which Jagged Globe organised) from base camp to Camp 4 on the South Col, before descending to Camp 2 in the Western Cwm for their dinner. That’s 2,600 metres of ascent, which most climbers normally take 3 days to complete. Here's an interview... [read more]

Rush Peak & The Hunza Valley - Reconnaissance report

(November 2007)

In response to requests for a short duration trek in the Himalayas, Jagged Globe will introduce the 16-day Rush Peak & The Hunza Valley trek in 2008. We believe that this fairly demanding trek in the Hunza Region of the Karakoram is one of the best short treks in the Himalayas. Jagged Globe Leader, David Hamilton did a reconnaissance of the trek in September 2007. Here is his report... [read more]

The Seven Summits Challenge

(November 2007)

We are frequently asked, "How do I go about climbing the Seven Summits?". Here is an example four-year programme, assuming you start the challenge with no previous mountaineering experience. This programme might also be applied to someone who aspires to climb Everest... [read more]

Ama Dablam climbing strategy

(November 2007)

Our 2007 Ama Dablam team, led by Steve Bell, will arrive in Kathmandu on 12 November. We've just heard that conditions are good on the mountain, with teams summiting in the last few days. We've posted up a new article, which describes a possible climbing strategy for Ama Dablam. It shows how teams make an 'Expedition style' ascent of a peak such as Ama Dablam... [read more]

New article - Getting started

(November 2007)

As some help for those who may be interested in trying mountaineering or climbing for the first time, and want to know how to get involved, we've published a new article - 'Getting Started'. It helps explain the transition from walking to scrambling and winter climbing... [read more]