This is a brief update following Saturday’s earthquake to let everyone know that both Katie and myself are safe and well in Pheriche, if a little tired and shaken. The last 48 hours have been non-stop, with very little sleep and a lot of stress. We have just managed to reestablish our internet connection, so it…
What’s in the Bag?
Last week I trekked with one of the HRA Doctors from Pheriche around to Ama Dablam base camp and then down to Pangboche for the night. The idea was to get some images of Ama Dablam from base camp before it gets busy for the season and with lots of snow on the ground. I…
Mother’s Necklace
At 6,812 meters Ama Dablam dominates the Himalayan skyline as you trek in to the Khumbu region of Nepal. The name Ama Dablam means “Mother’s Necklace” as the long ridges on each side of the main peak are said to be like the arms of a mother (Ama) protecting her child. Whilst the hanging glacier…
Gamow Bag
The Gamow Bag, is a portable altitude chamber used to treat victims of Altitude Illness. It was designed by Dr Igor Gamow, and was actually a by product in his search to produce at altitude chamber for athletes. A patient suffering with altitude illness, such as HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) or HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema)…
Boudhanath
A few miles from the centre of Kathmandu lies one of the biggest stupa’s in the World and the largest in Nepal, the Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. We visited it early in the morning, arriving before the main crowds of tourists and spent several hours marvelling at it’s size and peacefulness. It…
Turkish Airlines Flight TK726
On the 4th March 2015 Turkish Airlines flight TK726 from Istanbul, a Airbus 330 crash landed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). This resulted in the airport, Nepal’s only international, being closed for four days as there was no heavy equipment to move the disabled Airbus 330 off the single runway. An estimated 80,000 passengers were stranded,…
A Sunset for the Stag
Last weekend I was in the Lake District for my stag party, a wild weekend of climbing up mountains under blue skies, riding mountain bikes in the snow and eating good food. Despite being under strict instructions not to be seen with a camera, watching the sunset over Lake Windermere, I couldn’t resist. Instagram for…
60th Yorkshire Three Peaks Race – Outdoor Fitness
Last year, I spent a day running around the Yorkshire Three Peaks course, it happened to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the legendary Three Peaks Race, however, I wasn’t clad in my ultra lightweight running shorts, but was lugging 15kg’s of camera kit around. Back in November some of the images from the day…
The Kelpies
Driving up the M9 motorway from Edinburgh to Stirling you pass two giant horse-head sculptures near Falkirk. The Kelpies as they are known, are two 30 metre high statues by Glaswegian sculpture Andy Scott. Constructed of structural steel with a stainless steel outer skin, which reflects the light of the day and night, The Kelpies makes for an…
The Sage Gateshead celebrates its 10th Birthday
The Sage dominates the bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead, a concert venue as well as a centre for musical education, it sits on the South bank of the River Tyne in the North east of England. The venue was part of the Gateshead Quays development, which also includes the Baltic Centre for Contemporary…
