Come and meet us at the Kendal Mountain Festival, Friday 15 – Sunday 17th November 2013.

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:

• Friday 15th 10am – 7pm
• Saturday 16th 10am – 7pm
• Sunday 17th 10am – 5pm

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.

We’re delighted to announce that we will be at the Keswick Mountain Festival, 17 – 19th May 2013.

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:

• Friday 17th  10am-6pm
• Saturday 18th 10am – 6pm
• Sunday 19th 10am – 5pm

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

impressive achievement from a modern adventure explorer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21377623

Looks like this UK TV programme will be interesting:

Climbing Everest with a mountain on my back: the Sherpa’s story

Every year, over a thousand climbers try to reach the summit of Mount Everest, with the annual record for successful attempts currently standing at 633. But of that number, nearly half were Sherpas – the mountain’s unsung heroes. Yet the Sherpa community has remained secretive about their nation, culture and experiences living in the shadow of the world’s highest mountain. Now, for the first time, they open the door into their world.

Without the expertise of the Sherpas, only the hardiest and most skilful climbers would succeed. Every day they risk their lives for the safety of others, yet they seek neither glory nor reward, preferring to stay in the background. Following the stories of four such Sherpas – Phurba, Ngima, Ngima Tenji and Gelu – this film reveals the reality of their daily lives, not just up the mountain, but with their families after they return home.

BBC4 tonight (Thurs 31st) 9pm, repeated at 3am and on iplayer, duration 1 hour

TV not to miss on a dark winter’s night: Natural World: Himalaya

(photo from the BBC website)

Documentary looking at the variety of wild animals inhabiting the Himalayas – from monkeys, wolves and bears to foxes, snow leopards and pheasants.

7pm BBC4 Saturday 8 December or on iplayer…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00tj7j4/Natural_World_20102011_The_Himalayas/