An inquiry into adventure
At Desaguadero, a dishevelled border town on the shores of Lake Titicaca, we were given a classic Peruvian farewell – an unofficial toll. We’d encountered such highly spurious enterprises on [Read More]
As I vomited into the snow for perhaps the fifth or sixth time, I came to the realisation that we would not climb Alpamayo. Instead, we conducted an inglorious retreat [Read More]
Though profoundly beautiful and deeply interesting, Bolivia is a challenging country to travel through. Among the myriad difficulties one can reasonably expect to encounter are police corruption, unauthorised toll scams, [Read More]
We were just outside Nazca, on the edge of the desert, when the cops pulled us over. Just a routine checkpoint, I thought. Nothing unusual. We’d been pulled over maybe [Read More]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]