Conquer the highest mountain on the European continent next summer with Elbrus specialists Adventure Alternative! As Russia’s contribution to the Seven Summits, Mount Elbrus is 5642m and is a challenging, yet rewarding climb. Standing between the great masses of Europe and Asia, Mount Elbrus is dynamic both in region and terrain. We run 11 or 12 days climbs following the …
Elbrus ’13 – The Movie
If you want to know what it’s like coming on a Trek & Mountain Expedition – or what it takes to climb Europe’s highest peak, for that matter – check out the film we shot on our Reader Expedition to Mt Elbrus last year.
Adventurer tackles South American 3 Peaks
Scottish Adventurer Ricky Munday has set off on his latest challenge – The South American 3 Peaks, which requires him to scale the three highest mountains in Argentina’s High Andes. Following a number of rigorous training expeditions including trips to Canada’s Rocky Mountains, Russia’s Mt Elbrus and an ascent of Pico de Orizaba in Mexico, Munday will now lead an …
Elbrus '13 team complete traverse
A as we were going to press, our team of intrepid readers on the Trek & Mountain Elbrus ‘13 expedition were arriving back from Russia having completed a north-south traverse of the mountain. The summit eluded them unfortunately due to white-out conditions on summit day, but the team made a magnificent effort to cross the saddle and make it down …
New Matterhorn speed record
Spanish mountain runner Kilian Jornet has recently set a new speed record for the ascent and descent of the Matterhorn. The 25-year-old completed a round trip of the 4476m peak in just 2hrs, 52mins, 2secs – knocking 22 minutes off the previous record. Setting off from the village of Cervinia in the Valle d’Aosta region of northwest Italy, Jornet climbed …
Scottish Adventurer tackles South American 3 Peaks
Scottish Adventurer Ricky Munday has laid down his latest challenge – The South American 3 Peaks, which requires him to scale the three highest mountains in Argentina’s High Andes. Munday, 36, will lead an international team on a 38-day expedition to the high plateau of the Puna de Atacama in Northern Argentina this December, while a training expedition to climb …
Trek & Mountain readers head for Elbrus
The second Trek & Mountain Reader Expedition – to climb Mount Elbrus in Russia – has begun, with the team flying out from London Heathrow to Moscow, and onto Mineralyne Vody on Thurs 9th August. The expedition, sponsored by Berghaus and organised by Adventure Alternative, aims to complete a north-south traverse of Europe’s highest peak. This, the most challenging way …