Many thanks to Richard Tolley for a fantastic day off from guiding in the Italian Dolomites.
Photos from Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini, Stevia.
Thankfully the helicopter wasn’t for us.
All photos (c) Richard Tolley. Click on the first photo to get a larger image.
It was fantastic to meet up with so many clients who have been with trekMountains before, and to meet many new faces too. Many thanks to all of you who took the time to enter, and thank you for your comments. We would like to make you all winners, but we simply can’t do that!
Here at trekMountains we like to offer you treks that are tailored to what you actually what you want to do – even if there are just a couple of you. All of our treks can be done by as few as 2 people, and some even by just one person. Unlike many trekking companies, we don’t have a big list of set itineraries, dates and prices. Although we have some trekking itineraries on the website, they are just there to inspire you. Instead we start from a different place – and that is you, your dream and your dates. If you want a trip just for you and your friends that’s fine. If you are happy to share your trip with other people we’ll match up other enquiries that we get from like-minded people.
Email us now at info@trekmountains.com with your requirements.We promise to treat your dream trek with the care and attention it deserves.
We look after individuals, couples, families and groups.
Congratulations – you have a discount of £200 which you can use against a trek in 2014 or 2015 – the prize is to be shared between yourself and a friend / family member when 2 of you book together.
Formerly known as Kendal Mountain Film Festival, this popular festival has world-wide reputation in the outdoor world. Entrance to the Base Camp is FREE, so why not come and meet us on our stand in the Base Camp Marquee alongside the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal.
We’ll be running a competition to win a discount off your next trek at our stand, so make your plans now to come and visit us. We run a lot of bespoke and tailor-made trips, offering the personalised service that bigger companies simply can’t offer, so come and tell us what you’d like to do.
For more information about the exciting range of mountaineering films and speakers at the festival, and how to get there, go to http://www.mountainfest.co.uk/
Come and meet us in person in the Base Camp Marquee at these times:
The winner of the £200 prize which we held at the Keswick Mountain Festival Competition is….
Victoria Bryceson
Congratulations Victoria – you have a discount of £200 which you can use against a trek in 2013 or 2014 – the prize is to be shared between yourself and a friend / family member when 2 of you book together.
Many thanks to all of you who took the time to enter, and thank you for your comments. We would like to make you all winners, but we simply can’t do that!
We hope that even if you didn’t win, you still contact us for a quote for your choice of trek – we offer quality treks at competitive prices.
Many of our treks are bespoke, tailor-made to suit your requirements and dates, so please don’t hesitate to email us now at info@trekmountains.com with your requirements. We promise to treat your dream trek with the care and attention it deserves.
Entrance to the festival is FREE, so why not come and meet us on our stand in the Trade Marquee, Festival Village, Crow Park (next to Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake and the beautiful lake Derwentwater).
We’ll be running a competition to win a discount off your next trek at our stand, so make your plans now to come and visit us.
Opening hours:
With speakers, activities, films and everything mountain-related, there is something for all the family. This is a great time to visit Keswick in what is typically the best month of the year for good weather.
For more information about the festival go to http://www.keswickmountainfestival.co.uk/
We are following friend of trekMountains, Charles Masters, on his attempt to scale Cho Oyu, the world’s 6th highest mountain.
He has now arrived in Kathmandu…his blog update is here
Charles (in red) with friend Matt on the Alta Via 1 trek in the Dolomites
If you are thinking of climbing Mt Toubkal we have a departure 20-29 June, but the hotelss are asking us to finalise our rooming arrangements in 1 weeks’ time, so book now if you want to come!
Explore the High Atlas before trekking to the summit of North Africa’s highest mountain, Mt Toubkal. Trekking with the mountain Berber peoples, and with mules to carry our luggage, this trek can be fitted into just one week off work. This incredibly varied landscape is not to be missed.
Our itinerary will allow us not only to see the village life of the Berbers in the High Atlas, but will also allow a steady acclimatisation before ascending to the summit of Toubkal at 4167m. En route we will camp near the beautiful Lake Ifni before moving up to the Toubkal Refuge the night before summit day. Offering views across the High Atlas and the Jebel Sahro mountain range we will see into the distant Sahara desert.
On our return there will be opportunity to explore the souks of Marrakesh.
trekMountains’ trekking holidays in Morocco offer an exciting sense of another culture, despite the short flying time– so close to Europe yet so wildly different from it.
Clicke here for full details about the trek, photos and the itinerary.
To book all you need to do is complete our online booking form, and submit it with a £300 trek deposit before Friday 26th April. * Price based on 5 person price – final price depends on the number of trek participants.
Would you like to learn how to look after a donkey, and take it trekking with you in Italy?
Check out our new holiday at https://trekmountains.com/italy/donkey-trekking-appenines/
Available May to Octoer, this is an ideal week-long trip for spring or autumn half term holidays for families, and for anyone looking for a relaxed trek that goes back to a century when travelling with donkeys was the norm…
Best wishes to friend of trekMountains, Charles Masters on his trip to summit Cho Oyu, at 8201m the world’s 6th highest mountain. You can follow his blog here: http://chooyu2013.wordpress.com/
Charles took some great photos when he came with trekMountains on the Alta Via 1 in the Italian Dolomites, and kindly gave us his permission to use them.
You can see some of his photos in our Italy Gallery
For anyone wanting to train for trekking, why not raise money at the same time for a good cause? Can I recommend that you consider raising money for the 10 in 10 challenge
http://www.facebook.com/10in10mscharitychallenge?ref=stream
