La Carretera Alta, Part 4 – South American Efficiency
Given that the industry has been kicking around for the better part of 3000 years, shipping is a bizarre, clandestine enterprise. As an outsider, I was bewildered by the complex [Read More]
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La Carretera Alta, Part 3 – Margaritas and Multipitches
Imagine, if you will, the following scene… Having spent the entire day climbing Mexican limestone, you rest your weary body on a tattered boulder pad, surrounded by monolithic walls awash [Read More]
La Carretera Alta, Part 2 – Up hill and down dale
Our luggage was prodigious, piled high in the doorway of the Melbourne Airport departure lounge. One of the duffels was splayed open like the carcass of an olive drab ungulate, [Read More]
Climbing Insurance for Australians and other Mythical Beasts
So, you’re looking forward to your next big international climbing trip… imagining what gear you will take, what crags you’re gonna hit up, the other dirtbags you’re gonna hang out [Read More]
La Carretera Alta: The Budget
For those who might be interested in embarking on a South American overlanding/climbing adventure of their own, this document will provide a comprehensive list of our expenses. We’ll start by [Read More]
La Carretera Alta, Part 1 – The Turtle
Like a fleeting vision in a clouded crystal ball, the needle of Las Vegas’ Stratosphere Casino appeared intermittently in the brown haze. Furious winds whipped across the streets, carrying the [Read More]
It’s actually happening… La Carretera Alta goes live!
As some of you might be aware, Morag Stewart and I are planning on an epic 2018… We’ll be driving through South America on the ultimate climbing road trip odyssey. [Read More]