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Editorial
The Chamonix ‘aiguilles’ (needles),
taken from Plan de l’Aiguille
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Chris Kempster
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Art Editor
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Contributing Editor
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Sub Editor
Amanda Travis
(amanda@trekandmountain.com)
Technical Editor
Alun Richardson
(alun@trekandmountain.com)
CONTRIBUTORS
Editorial:
Rebecca Coles, Pete Hill,
Andy Kirkpatrick, Paul Lewis, Alun
Richardson, Doug Scott, Shirin
Shabestari
Photography:
Rebecca Coles,
Shelagh Davidson, Pete Hill, Andy
Kirkpatrick, Alun Richardson, Doug
Scott, Shirin Shabestari
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Welcome...
to our November ‘15 edition, in which we pose the question: what is the world’s best trek?
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t’s a great pub (or alpine hut) conversation
topic: what is the best trek you’ve been
on? That’s what we’re asking you this
month as we attempt to compile a
definitive list of the world’s Top 100 Treks.
Whether you’ve been on two – or 200 –
trekking trips, we want your votes in our first
ever Top 100 Treks poll which is running
online now! And if having a say in what makes
the final list isn’t exciting enough, we have an
amazing prize from our friends at World
Expeditions for one lucky voter: a dream
trekking trip to Nepal! So get over to
www.
trekandmountain.com/top100treks
and
vote for your all-time favourite treks – and
make sure you buy next month’s issue to
see the results!
Elsewhere in the issue we have a report on
our recent reader expedition to Stok Kangri
(p28), an excerpt from Doug Scott’s new
book (p56), another brilliant Great British Day
Out (p20) and much more besides. Enjoy!
Chris Kempster
Editor
Email me at: chris@trekandmountain.com
trekandmountain
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Copyright 2015 Trek&Mountain. While
every effort is made to ensure the advice
and information printed in this publication
is accurate, the publishers cannot be held
liable for any damage of any nature arising
from the information printed or by the
activities undertaken by readers.
THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
Our expert writers this month include...
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ALUN RICHARDSON
A British Mountain Guide and
photographer, Alun has led treks
and expeditions around the
world for the last 30 years. He is
also the author of the highly-
regarded Rucksack Guides.
CHARLEY RADCLIFFE
Charley is a Chamonix-based
climber and PT instructor who
runs The Mountain Foundry,
offering specialised training for
mountain sports. More at
www.themountainfoundry.com
REBECCA COLES
Rebecca is an expedition leader,
Mountaineering Instructor and
International Mountain Leader.
She has climbed, trekked or
travelled in over 70 countries
and on all seven continents.
ANDY KIRKPATRICK
One of Britain’s best-known
climbers, Andy has written two
award-winning books, toured
the country with his ‘stand-up’
shows and climbed numerous
hard rock and winter routes.
NOVEMBER 2015
T&M 3
November
2015
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62
28
Features
56
Expedition reports, route guides, interviews and topical features
This month
Alun Richardson
aims to avoid the
crowds with a day’s scrambling with friends in
the Langdale valley
20
Great British Days Out:
Pike o’Stickle
The rst Englishman to summit Everest and one
of our leading high altitude mountaineers
Doug
Scott
releases his long-awaited autobiography
this month – in this exclusive extract he
describes a 1971 climbing trip to Ba n Island...
56
Doug Scott
In August, a team of
Trek &
Mountain
readers headed to Ladakh in the
Indian Himalayas to trek to and climb 6,153m
peak Stok Kangri – here, members of the team
tell the story of the exped in their own words
28
Stok Kangri ’15
As a child
Shirin Shabestari
climbed in the
mountains of Iran with her father, and here she
describes ful lling a dream to return there to
lead an expedition on its highest peak
62
Iran’s Mount Damavand
SKILLS & ADVICE
Expert advice and instruction from T&M’s mountain professionals
Páramo and Nikwax gear
worth over £1,000!
P54
Alun Richardson
introduces some essential knots
and hitches for climbers and mountaineers
40
Knowledge:
Knots and
Hitches, part 1
Pete Hill
describes the key techniques for walking in
snowy terrain, both with and without an axe
45
Masterclass:
Moving in Snow
40
50
50
Expedition Planning
Part 2
In the second part of her series,
Becky Coles
discusses
nding and choosing teammates for your exped
45
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Gear news
The latest news reviews and product tests
All the latest news from the outdoors industry
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91
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91
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REGULARS
7
Breaking Trail
Our action-packed front section, including
Expedition News
(p12),
Book of the
Month
(p12),
Talks & Events
(p14),
Gadget of the Month
(p14) and more
News, opinion, subscription offers and more
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98
96
Directory
From
courses, training and insurance
to
treks and expeditions, our Directory is a great
place to nd the services you need
18
Summit
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Next month
Your best mountain photos and stories, with
the winner each month receiving an awesome
prize courtesy of
Rab
Can’t wait for next month’s issue? Here’s a
sneak preview
of what you can expect
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Some days remind you just why you go out
walking or climbing – T&M reader
Shelagh
Davidson
recalls such a day on Monte Rosa
this summer
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#DaysLikeThese
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