Trip Reports

Mera Peak spring 2024 - Leader Report  16/May/24

The Jagged Globe Mera Peak expedition comprising Dale, Kevin, Jerome, Tom, David, Chris, Dorian, Lorna, Blake and myself met in Kathmandu on 20 April. We were introduced to our Sherpa team; our Sirdar was the very experienced Geljin Sherpa, who was supported by... read more »

Aconcagua - 6 January 2024  01/Feb/24

“These mist-covered mountains are a home now for me But my home is the lowlands and always will. Some day you’ll return to your valleys and your farms And you’ll no longer burn to be brothers in arms.” Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (Official Music... read more »

Ama Dablam 2023 report  29/Dec/23

Ama Dablam 6856m and the South West ridge. A big climb on a beautiful mountain. After Jagged Globe’s successful expedition in 2022 I wrote up an account that detailed the phases of the trip, illustrated with many photographs. You can find it here. Jagged... read more »

Kangchenjunga Circuit - October 2023 report  20/Nov/23

Well, where to start? By walking downhill obviously! After an internal flight to pretty much the Indian boarder and to what must be one of the lowest points in Nepal at 95m above sea level, followed by a bus journey up (and down and up again) through the... read more »

Kyajo Ri 2023 report  16/Nov/23

The Great Chossy Gully; The Moraine of Misery; and worst of all…The Gravellator. These were all distant memories now. We were at Camp 2 on Kyajo Ri and all that stood before us was the magnificent summit cone of rock and ice. Looking up from Camp 2 in the... read more »

Dhaulagiri Circuit 2023 report  09/Nov/23

A number of pre-trip cancellations meant that it was a small, strong and satisfied team that returned from the Circuit of Dhaulagiri trek just to the south of the Mustang region of Nepal.  We had a wide range of experience amongst our group, on different... read more »

Himlung Himal 2023 report  03/Nov/23

Jagged Globe’s successful first expedition to Himlung Himal (7126m) was led by Robert Mads Anderson and Pem Chhiri Sherpa in October 2022. Robert’s expedition report hinted at the perfection of the challenge, with an interesting and objectively safe route. Pem... read more »

Mongolian Climber 2023  29/Sep/23

An expedition stretching out across the steppes of Mongolia? Exploring the peaks and passes along ancient silk roads and modern nomadic herders? And eagle hunters? Count me in! The year was 2019 and the countdown began for Mongolia 2020… …and then a few... read more »

Mount Ararat - September 2023  19/Sep/23

Having not done an overseas expedition for several years due to COVID, I wasn’t sure if the passage of time had dulled my enthusiasm for tents, trails, and tough days on big mountains.  It hadn’t, so after reviewing the offerings, chose the Mount Ararat trip... read more »

Rush Peak and The Hunza Valley 2023  12/Sep/23

It's easy to have an enjoyable and successful expedition to the mountains when the sun shines every day. Especially in an area of dramatic and beautiful scenery with no other groups present. This is the third time that I have led this trek and each time I... read more »

Summer In the Gasherbrums - Our Ascent of G2  09/Aug/23

Expedition Leader Robert Mads Anderson Team Members Andy Aga Jo Nick Mingma Dorje Sherpa Mani Bahadur Tamang The Approach We walked up the magnificent Baltoro Glacier to Concordia, under the Trango Towers, traversing the moraines, hopping... read more »

Spantik Elastic  09/Aug/23

"Late in June Leonie zoomed onto my phone, from Doha to somewhere near Dijon, as I headed north from early season alpine excursions. We talked through the upcoming expedition to Spantik, Pakistan, and it was clear that we were both keen to learn from the whole... read more »

Spantik 2023  27/Jul/23

On 19 July eight members of the expedition reached the summit of Spantik (7027m). Several companies had advertised expeditions to climb Spantik in July 2023 and we expected to meet several teams at Base Camp. In reality we were the only expedition on the... read more »

Greenland Mountaineer 2023  25/Jul/23

It’s not unusual to adapt or change your plans as an Expedition Leader and after a fair few years of leading trips, I thought I’d encountered most things. That was up until last week when we elected to stop our sea cliff climbing session in favour of watching a... read more »

K2 Base Camp Trek - July 2023  21/Jul/23

The team were jetting in from a number of locations: Christian from New Zealand; Nicky & Stuart from Edinburgh; John from Manchester and myself from London. It was arranged that we all met in Islamabad ready for our flight to Skardu. The weather was on our side... read more »