Trip Reports

Wilhelm and Giluwe Trip Report 2023  29/Jun/23

We went looking for adventure in Papua New Guinea and we found it! The fun started in Singapore when our overnight flight to Port Moresby was delayed, meaning we got a comfy hotel bed downtown. Unfortunately, this resulted in us missing our onward flight to the... read more »

Aconcagua - 7 to 29 January 2023  20/Feb/23

New Year was a dim and distant memory and now it was our acclimatisation plan to source a ma-hoosive steak and the best wine Mendoza could muster. Over that fine supper the newly assembled team chittered about the plan to scale Aconcagua. So, without delay... read more »

Ojos del Salado - December 2022  10/Feb/23

Sometimes it’s all about the journey and the people you meet along the way, right?  The strong winds that seem to have affected the whole of South America over this period may have prevented us from even being able to attempt Ojos this time but that just... read more »

Ama Dablam 2022  03/Feb/23

"What Makes a Dream Team? Ed Chard once quipped that Pem Chhiri Sherpa and me were the dream team, both IFMGA Mountain Guides, combining Pem’s vast experience, on the world’s highest mountains, with my decades of alpinism. We share the same ethos about our role... read more »

Mera Peak October 2022  03/Jan/23

"Packed at last, after nearly 3 years of waiting. Bob, Callum, pocket Guide, Rob, Fiona, Alex and Geljin. With the airstrip at Lukla socked in, and hundreds waiting for flights, Shiv came up with Plan B. A mini adventure of a day’s drive to Soleri, followed by... read more »

Khumbu Climber, October 2022  29/Nov/22

To paraphrase the old military adage, ‘no plan survives contact with the enemy,’ pretty much sums up the initial stage of this autumn’s Khumbu Climber. I had not yet reached the airport when I received a message that the team’s flight to Doha had been delayed... read more »

Everest 3 Peaks 3 Passes   28/Nov/22

The Jagged Globe Everest Base Camp 3 Peaks, 3 Passes Trekking Expedition 14/10/2022 to 06/11/2022 returned home after successfully completing their trek to Everest Base Camp  via the remote 3 Peaks and 3 Passes route.  Expedition leader Tim Bird said the trip... read more »

Himlung Himal 2022 report  15/Nov/22

A Rare Touch of Perfection in the Himalaya Himlung Himal, 7,126 metres, (23,425 feet), October, 2022 It rained for a week, non-stop rain, we never saw the sun. It was the tail end of a monsoon that just wouldn’t wring itself out, dumping metres of snow on... read more »

Dhaulagiri Circuit, October 2022  14/Nov/22

Due to everyone having different flight schedules and a couple of delays the team didn’t manage to meet up until day 3. Owing to a late monsoon and lots of heavy snowfall there had been some doubt as to whether the itinerary was feasible, so I was delighted to... read more »

Kyajo Ri, October 2022  04/Nov/22

"Kyajo Ri is an absolute peach of an expedition. A fabulous trek, a remote and beautiful valley and a summit day that is technical and in a fantastic position. Book onto this trip now before the secret gets out and the proposed new tourist track into this... read more »

Mount Ararat - 9 to 18 September 2022  19/Oct/22

Written by Jagged Globe team members Tim, Justina, Marcus and Aisling. We all met in Istanbul, having travelled from the UK, Denmark and Italy! David, our Jagged Globe leader, met us there and he ensured that everything ran smoothly. Our hotel was in an... read more »

Rush Peak and The Hunza Valley 2008  11/Oct/22

With the re-launching of this trek in 2023, we're re-publishing the trip reports from 2007 and 2008. The 2007 conditions were entirely snow free, while the 2008 trip had a lot of snow.. Rush Peak and the Hunza Valley 30 August – 14 September 2008 All... read more »

Rush Peak and The Hunza Valley 2007  11/Oct/22

With the re-launching of this trek in 2023, we're re-publishing the trip reports from 2007 and 2008. The 2007 conditions were entirely snow free, while the 2008 trip had a lot of snow.. Reconnaissance Report 29 August – 10 September 2007 The town of... read more »

Khosar Gang  26/Aug/22

SUMMIT DAY. The alarm sounded just before 1am and I awoke to Paul my tent partner already awake and crunching into his breakfast cereal bar. Camp 2 at 5,200m. We were soon on the move leaving camp 2 at 2am despite an early morning shower of sleet reminding us... read more »

Khosar Gang 2022  12/Aug/22

2022 Photo Gallery here. The first Jagged Globe expedition to 6046m Khosar Gang in the Karakoram recorded 100% success with all 8 climbers reaching the summit on the morning of 9Au gust. This expedition had been planned to take place in August 2019, but was... read more »