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October 2014

Rich Visits The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival

Earlier in the summer I was offered the chance of a trip to Kalymnos (Greece) with The North Face as a Summit Series Specialist retailer to take part in the four day Kalymnos Climbing Festival they sponsor. Having climbed on the island earlier in the year of my own accord I was knocked out by the sheer scale and quality of climbing such a small Island has to offer. So naturally I jumped at the chance. The logistics were pretty simple; a quick form to fill out listing my climbing... Read More

Life from Machermo: Reuben Tabner

The first three weeks in Machermo has been busy for the IPPG team…   The First Three Weeks at Machermo The season is now well underway at the Machermo Rescue Post, and the numbers of trekkers passing through the valley is steadily increasing as the main trekking season has now started. All the doctors have been kept busy, seeing a mix of locals, porters and trekkers, presenting with problems from toothache to HAPE and HACE, and we have had four helicopter evacuations already, including one from Dole, (two hours walk... Read More