| 01.05.10 - NEWS UPDATES APRIL 30 - FEB 27
April 30
Another gratifying full house last night, at Andover.
But there ARE still tickets available for the last four
Shackleton dates – Loughborough, Malvern, Eastbourne and
Stanley. More....
April 16
Another trip down Memory Lane, in the Lanberis Pass,
climbing Kaisergebirge Wall for the first time since
1974. Good to see that Peter Harding’s rusty bicycle crank shaft
from the first ascent is still there in the crux crack.
More.....
April 13
Down to Zermatt, completing five magnificent days on the
Haute Route with Edmond. The last time I did it was with
my parents 29 years ago. As I have to be back in
Shrewsbury for a lecture on Thursday, we had to hurry,
doing a double stage from Verbier to the Dix Hut. Then,
yesterday, More.... |
| 19.11.09 - USA ADVENTURES October 22 -
Edmond and I are met at San Francisco airport by Paul Teare –
the first time I’ve seen him since our Everest reunion in New
York, twenty years ago. We head east in his van and arrive soon
after nightfall in Yosemite valley, where his friends Gil and
Tres have dinner waiting. More.... |
| 20.09.09 - MOUNT
ARAPILES
Fantastic weekend at Australia’s most famous crag, Mount
Arapiles. Drought-ravaged Victoria has just enjoyed a
brief spell of spring rain, so everything was green and
flowery. The peregrines keened, the kookaburras made
their crazy monkey noises and the kangaroos grazed
contentedly, while we enjoyed the finest metamorphosed
sandstone outside The Cape.
more...
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| 09.09.09 - NEW ZEALAND - SPRING SKIING AROUND WANAKA
Last week was busy, with lectures in Auckland, Wellington,
Dunedin, Christchurch and here in Wanaka. The reward, this week,
has been some fine spring skiing in the mountains around Wanaka
and a visit to the place I have wanted to see for thirty years –
the Darran Mountains in Fjordland.
more... |
| 10.06.09 -
PICOS AND PONGAS Just back from a fantastic trip to northern Spain,
courtesy of Inntravel and The Observer. The commission
was for a piece on the Ponga Mountains. More about that
in the moment, but first the Picos de Europa, where I
managed to tag on four extra days. Half-made plans to
meet the Basque film maker José-Carlos Tamayo didn’t
work out. Never mind. After an excellent night’s sleep
under the stars, I arrived for breakfast, unannounced,
at the wonderful Casa Gustavo near Potes, on the sunny
south side of the Picos. more... |
| 06.04.09 -
SKIING AROUND CHAMONIX Just back from six days
magnificent skiing around Chamonix. Apart from the usual bashing up and down the
Grands Montets, Edmond and I did a few ski tours, in the
company of the Alpine Club’s Honorary Secretary,
Françoise Call, Alan Scowcroft and others.
more.... |
| 30.11.08 -
STEPHEN AWARDED HONORARY DOCTORATE Today Stephen received his Honorary Doctorate from
Sheffield Hallam
University, for his 'outstanding contribution to
mountaineering and to
writing'. more... |
18.11.08 - SOUTH GEORGIA
RETURN - Stephen has just returned
from South Georgia
more.... |
| 16.10.08 -
MANASLU CIRCUIT - SOUTH GEORGIA DEPARTURE - MEDIA NEWS -
HONORARY DOCTORATE more.... |
16.10.08 - SOUTH GEORGIA
Stephen sets off today for South Georgia – his third visit to
the sub-antarctic island – to join international yachtsman Skip
Novak leading a group on the Shackleton Traverse. He will be
returning on November 17. Anyone interested in
following the expedition's progress can visit
www.pelagic.co.uk
and
www.beyondendurance.co.uk |
14.10.08 MEDIA NEWS
Stephen's new book, First Ascent, featured recently in this
Climber magazine feature by Ed Douglas.
Click to download pdf of article
Stephen's motivational speaking career was also the subject of
this feature in the business magazine E&T.
Click
to download pdf of article |
| 09.08.08 - PYRENEES AND AUVERGNE OUTINGS
more.... |
| 20.06.08 - FESTIVAL TIME more..... |
| 05.05.08 - BEYOND ENDURANCE TRAINING
WEEKEND ON THE ARGENTIERE GLACIER
more..... |
| 17.11.07 - HIGHER THAN THE EAGLE SOARS GETS THIRD
PLACE IN THE BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD
more............... |
02.11.07 - HIGHER THAN THE EAGLE SOARS WINS
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
more..... |
| 21.09.2007 - 150 ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST ASCENT OF MONTE PELMO BY JOHN
BALL 14 - 17 SEPT 07 more.... |
| 07.09.2007 - STEPHEN'S NEW BOOK HIGHER THAN THE EAGLE
FLIES OUT 27 SEPT 07 SHORTLISTED FOR BOARDMAN TASKER PRIZE
more...... |
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18.03.2007
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STEPHEN REPORTS RAN FIENNES EIGER CLIMB FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES
For the last 4 days Stephen has been following Sir Ranulph Fiennes Eiger attempt and today, Sunday the 18th of March 07, filed a full report on its successful outcome in the Sunday Times. |
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