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Notes From the Road


A horse grazes in wide open pastures below the dominating peaks of the Tian Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan Expedition 2021 Trip Report

Alex Metcalfe December 12, 2021

Trip report from the team’s exploratory climbing expedition in the Kuiluu Valley in the Tian-Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan.

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In Trip Reports, Expeditions Tags Kyrgyzstan, Trip Report, Tian Shan Mountains, Expedition, Central Asia, Climbing
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Photo Stories #7: Night-time on the Stockhorn

Alex Metcalfe December 1, 2019

In alpine climbing, the emphasis is to move, move, move.⠀

Time is against you, you've got to beat the midday sun and get down that glacier before everything starts to melt.⠀

Your mind and focus narrow down to singular actions; sling that flake, keep the rope tight, don't drop your ice axe!⠀

There aren't many chances to stop, sit down and drink in the incredible surroundings you're climbing in.⠀

When nighttime comes, she tells a different story. The pace slackens and the noise fades.⠀

That's probably why, on my final climb in Switzerland this Summer, sat above the Stockhorn biwak hut under a clear night sky and smoking a cigarette with my friend Kyle, I didn't really feel like going to bed.⠀

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Valais Alps. Switzerland 🇨🇭

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In Climbing, Photo Stories Tags Climbing, Night-time, Alpine, Stockhorn, Hut, Switzerland, Alps

Remembering Nepal..

Alex Metcalfe May 3, 2017

At the top of Gokyo Ri in the Khumba region of Nepal after a gruelling trek to Everest Basecamp and the Cho La pass.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKkg9Mk9ocs
In Travel, Climbing Tags Alex Metcalfe Photography, Asia, Nepal, Khumba, Gokyo Ri, Gokyo, Climbing, Mountaineering, Mountains, Himalaya
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 Liam, our instructor, leads a 20 metre route on a tougher face of the limestone quarry.

Liam, our instructor, leads a 20 metre route on a tougher face of the limestone quarry.

The Race to the Top
The Race to the Top

Sam races our instructor Liam to the top of the limestone quarry.

The Race to the Top
The Race to the Top

Liam wins!

 Sam almost at the top on the first section of limestone climbing at the quarry.

Sam almost at the top on the first section of limestone climbing at the quarry.

Stripping the Route
Stripping the Route

I learn how to strip a route on my first lead climbing trip in North Wales.

 Liam, our instructor, leads a 20 metre route on a tougher face of the limestone quarry. The Race to the Top The Race to the Top  Sam almost at the top on the first section of limestone climbing at the quarry. Stripping the Route

Lead Climbing in Northern Wales

Alex Metcalfe April 30, 2017

I recently returned from a gnarly lead climbing session at Castle Inn Quarry, Northern Wales, in preparation for my trip to the Alps in July. Learning to lead and strip the routes presented a fresh set of challenges that the whole group enjoyed. Check out the pictures below!

Castle Inn Quarry, Northern Wales 2017.

In Climbing Tags Alex Metcalfe Photography, Adventure Photography, Castle Inn Quarry, Wales, Cymru, UK, Climbing, Climber, Lead Climbing, Limestone, Mountaineering
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