Bharat Garung, my young porter, carried my green bag around the Annapurna Himalaya Circuit last October. I stayed in simple lodges en route with him and my guide, Kaji Sherpa. They were both excellent; reliable, knowledgeable, kind and fun. We walked for just under a fortnight through summer, autumn, winter, autumn and back to summer. Read more »
Japanese alpinists Kazuaki Amano, Fumitaka Ichimura and Yusuke Sato have made an alpine-style third ascent of the 1987 British Route on the Golden Pillar of Spantik in the Pakistan Karakoram. Read more »
The Godfrey Jackson Memorial Award is a trust fund which helps young people between the ages of 18 and 25 to gain experience of snow and ice climbing so that they can further their mountaineering interest and skills. Read more »
The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust, which gives grants that allow disadvantaged young people to take up opportunities to experience the great outdoors, now has a website. Read more »
Grants available to young climbers with the Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust Read more »
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