Author Archives: Steve Lodge

Morocco January 2013

We now have six people confirmed for this trip to date. If you are interested in taking part please contact us.

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A Slovenian Success 14th -21st August 2012

Mountain biking, trekking, climbing and kayaking with some big rock jumps filled a week of adventure in this beautiful little country. Starting and ending each day with a swim in the lake before breakfast and dinner. From our base, Hostel … Continue reading

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Morocco, Written by Steve Andrews

It’s 3:45am on January 12th 2012 and the alarm is beeping in my ear. Then I remember, we’re off to Morocco to climb Toubkal (4167m), highest mountain in the High Atlas and North Africa. After a quiet drive to Gatwick, … Continue reading

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Out of Lukla

Tagged as the most dangerous airport in the world, we found ourselves stranded for six days, 2840 metres high or 9318 ft in Lukla in the Solo Kumbu area of Nepal having just completed a ten day trek to view … Continue reading

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First aid training 15th – 16th October 2011

I would like to thank Andy Sherriff for yet another very informative weekend, when I attended his Combined “ADVANCED and EXPEDITION MEDICAL CARE” first aid course for mountaineers. The course was run at the “Joint School for Adventurous Instructors owned … Continue reading

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Natour Conference 2011 Slovenia

Peddle and Paddle work shop 30th Sept 2011-10-02 At 9.30 am on a very sunny morning, with bikes adjusted, protective helmets on, we set off from the hotel Bolfenk, perched 1050 metres high above Maribor, Slovenia’s second city reached by … Continue reading

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A 1990 Expedition To Chulu West, Nepal – Recalled by Stewart Wright

CHULU WEST in the Annapurna region of the Nepal Himalaya is a trekking peak of 6419m (21,059ft). A worthwhile objective in itself, but what better way to acclimatise than taking in the famous Annapurna circuit as a warm up! That … Continue reading

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Sindi Nonkululeko Ngcamphalala, born 6 September 1985

During my fact finding trip to Swaziland in May this year (2011) I was part of a group taken to a very smart guest house, which in fact was a superb privately owned villa, very close to Manzini airport accessed … Continue reading

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Mozambique

Leaving the Kruger national park via the Crocodile Bridge gate I headed for Komatipoort where I would spend the night before crossing the border at Lebombo into Mocambique, to see what this new emerging tourist destination has to offer. In … Continue reading

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