Monthly Archives: August 2014

San Pedro 2014

San Pedro 2014

Looking back from the climb a beautiful panorama showing Volcan Paniri as well as what us astronomers prosaically call the LMC (large magellanic cloud). The …

 

Lascar 2014

Lascar 2014

This year is my third climb onto Lascar since 2012. It’s a magnificent experience every time. Last year Ronan and I only made it to …

 

It’s a strange world at high altitude

It’s a strange world at high altitude

In the oxygen deprivated atmosphere at almost 5600m, the world around you takes on strange forms. I don’t think anything could show it better than …

 

San Pedro de Atacama with Moon

San Pedro de Atacama with Moon

Featuring from left to right: Sairecabur, Licancabur, Paso Jama road, Cerro Toco (ACT and Polarbear live there), Chajnantor (ALMA, APEX, ASTE and Nanten2 live there), …