https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/writing daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/writing/kyrgyzstan-2021 monthly 0.5 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/9bddc800-db96-4fd0-9130-65f46dfee0a6/Kyrgyzstan+2021+Website+-+13+of+21.jpeg Writing - A Journey into the Tian Shan: Kyrgyzstan 2021 - Make it stand out The upper reaches of the East Bordlu Glacier and the northern flanks of the Pk 4842, Kuiluu Range, Kyrgyzstan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/accf89d2-b381-4afd-9e78-cbb005b7813c/Kyrgyzstan+2021+Website+-+3+of+21.jpeg Writing - A Journey into the Tian Shan: Kyrgyzstan 2021 - Make it stand out Sam collecting water at advanced base camp on the lateral moraine on the northeastern flank of the East Bordlu Glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/c5cb89f1-7a7d-47af-b3e6-908ea7d6033c/Kyrgyzstan+2021+Website+-+4+of+21.jpeg Writing - A Journey into the Tian Shan: Kyrgyzstan 2021 - Make it stand out Alex surveying the upper reaches of the glacier and the northern flanks of our primary objective Pk 4842. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/42a41ed2-5bec-4621-af08-cb70749858e9/Kyrgyzstan+2021+Website+-+21+of+21.jpeg Writing - A Journey into the Tian Shan: Kyrgyzstan 2021 - Make it stand out A meandering dirt track navigates the sheer rock walls, verdant woodland, and complex waterways of the Kuiluu River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/d1459ff5-fd50-41cd-83c4-8a23e325de33/Kyrgyzstan+2021+Website+-+20+of+21.jpeg Writing - A Journey into the Tian Shan: Kyrgyzstan 2021 - Make it stand out Base camp on a grassy plateau at the confluence of the Kuiluu and Bardytor rivers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/c64c5dcf-0c80-4454-99ea-a7069a70fa85/Kyrgyzstan+2021+Website+-+10+of+21.jpeg Writing - A Journey into the Tian Shan: Kyrgyzstan 2021 - Make it stand out A low mist sits across the East Bordlu Glacier in the cool pre-dawn air. Many, if not all, of these summits remain unclimbed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/a9a823fb-06c4-41e8-b1a4-d7c727aa9fa1/Kyrgyzstan+2021+Website+-+7+of+21.jpeg Writing - A Journey into the Tian Shan: Kyrgyzstan 2021 - Make it stand out Thomas Simpson and I roped together on the high Alpine ridgeline leading to the small summit dome of Perseverance Peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/edef14c0-9f7e-4fe4-b9a6-a55c378e4a4e/Kyrgyzstan+2021+Website+-+15+of+21.jpeg Writing - A Journey into the Tian Shan: Kyrgyzstan 2021 - Make it stand out The west spur of Perseverance Peak culminates in a giant snow bowl flanked by wind-scooped cornices and loose rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/2e8671a9-83b4-45a3-8abb-c3d9c85ea852/Kyrgyzstan+2021+Website+-+19+of+21.jpeg Writing - A Journey into the Tian Shan: Kyrgyzstan 2021 - Make it stand out Time to dry our kit in the afternoon sun after we return from the summit of Perseverance Peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/ad7ddec7-7df3-46af-b813-9329b3b02d84/Kyrgyzstan+2021+Website+-+5+of+21.jpeg Writing - A Journey into the Tian Shan: Kyrgyzstan 2021 - Make it stand out The early-morning alpenglow over the central Tian Shan. https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/writing/closer-to-the-edge-pakistan-2024 monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/90e9b94b-1716-455a-b905-05e90b78a44c/All+Photos+-+1+of+1.jpeg Writing - Closer to the Edge: Pakistan 2024 - Make it stand out Leo Kesner gains the west ridge of an unclimbed peak of unknown height in the Hunza Valley, Pakistan Karakoram. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/7ac19a92-dbd4-4b98-8317-6b5cb876ea82/Pakistan+2024+Website+-+1+of+10.jpeg Writing - Closer to the Edge: Pakistan 2024 The road from Skardu to Askole, a remote village in the Braldo Valley, is the final settlement before we enter the wilderness of the high Karakoram. The hillside sweeps steeply down to the thundering glacial torrents of the Braldo River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/f8c72e5f-2183-4660-89bd-4d99d409098f/Pakistan+2024+Website+-+2+of+10.jpeg Writing - Closer to the Edge: Pakistan 2024 ‘Under a soft mid-afternoon sun, we climb 450m up the west side of the Panmah valley, following a steep, rough track weaving through tufts of thorned shrubs and granite boulders. We visit a lone Shepard tending his flock of sheep and goats in the high pastures above.‘ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/760e2dd9-4dc9-45ac-b083-1581f1920d04/Pakistan+2024+Website+-+3+of+10.jpeg Writing - Closer to the Edge: Pakistan 2024 ‘We descend in a whiteout to an intermediate camp and then descend again the following day to a camp on the glacier, closer to 4000m. The rejuvenating effect of the increased partial pressure of oxygen is almost immediate.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/460aef92-59c0-4e45-a508-f55fdf45f8ae/Pakistan+2024+Website+-+4+of+10.jpeg Writing - Closer to the Edge: Pakistan 2024 - Make it stand out Felix captures this moment on an old 35mm disposable camera; we have just made the first ascent of Aesh Sar (5662m). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/a13ab72c-c7be-4421-9db4-a5aa086643f1/Pakistan+2024+Website+-+5+of+10.jpeg Writing - Closer to the Edge: Pakistan 2024 ‘We continue along a mixed ridge of snow and rock from the col. Classic high Alpine terrain allows Karim and Felix to move together as I solo freely and slightly ahead, weaving a line over snow slopes and through bands of granite. The route culminates in a summit ridge of short granite spires.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/9bf07a9d-36fa-4c93-8a7f-c395500d0cca/Pakistan+2024+Website+-+6+of+10.jpeg Writing - Closer to the Edge: Pakistan 2024 We are almost entirely dependent on our caravan of porters and mules to haul base camp back down the Panmah Glacier from Toskar to Askole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/ec56aef8-9337-4e73-8301-bfdbc35e6843/Pakistan+2024+Website+-+7+of+10.jpeg Writing - Closer to the Edge: Pakistan 2024 - Make it stand out Felix hauls a heavy pack up the Misgar Valley on the northern edge of the Hunza District in Gilgit-Baltistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/a5841fd4-3967-4d4c-b378-2ee92e71c4d3/Pakistan+2024+Website+-+8+of+10.jpeg Writing - Closer to the Edge: Pakistan 2024 Leo of the west face of an unnamed peak of unknown height (c6000m) in the heart of the Karakoram. https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/writing/duelling-llamas-and-drop-knee-corners-bolivia-2024 monthly 0.5 2025-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/5da84e87-e31e-4105-a27e-2da9041de181/Bolivia+2024+-+1+of+1.jpeg Writing - Duelling Llamas & Drop Knee Corners: Bolivia 2024 - Make it stand out High Camp perched atop a small col on the spur of Sajama’s northwest ridge, Bolivian Andes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/e35c01a2-50fc-4fb1-aaa5-730d3e7b996c/Bolivia+2024+Website+-+1+of+16.jpeg Writing - Duelling Llamas & Drop Knee Corners: Bolivia 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/3f6ba409-4d1d-4050-a38d-53c8ab1efa7c/Bolivia+2024+Website+-+2+of+16.jpeg Writing - Duelling Llamas & Drop Knee Corners: Bolivia 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/0d1e276e-7dc1-41af-b7ae-6e21baa5f9ee/Bolivia+2024+Website+-+5+of+16.jpeg Writing - Duelling Llamas & Drop Knee Corners: Bolivia 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/84ec41ba-a1de-435f-a166-884e4293454a/Bolivia+2024+Website+-+7+of+16.jpeg Writing - Duelling Llamas & Drop Knee Corners: Bolivia 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/dd4bb5a4-e6b6-4215-ad15-6e7a85cdd2d2/Bolivia+2024+Website+-+8+of+16.jpeg Writing - Duelling Llamas & Drop Knee Corners: Bolivia 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/0304369b-2432-4067-91e3-35488e39a85a/Bolivia+2024+Website+-+9+of+16.jpeg Writing - Duelling Llamas & Drop Knee Corners: Bolivia 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/c9f6081d-3b7b-49f8-9404-62d42cf29266/Bolivia+2024+Website+-+13+of+16.jpeg Writing - Duelling Llamas & Drop Knee Corners: Bolivia 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/4b04aad1-56ac-482d-8735-a203972da4c8/Bolivia+2024+Website+-+15+of+16.jpeg Writing - Duelling Llamas & Drop Knee Corners: Bolivia 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/0c3fae24-2404-4c55-b39e-c13c30164e88/Bolivia+2024+Website+-+16+of+16.jpeg Writing - Duelling Llamas & Drop Knee Corners: Bolivia 2024 https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/writing/shifting-objectives-winter-alps-2024 monthly 0.5 2025-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/51ce5db3-00ad-48b6-9d77-170899cfa0e9/Winter+Alps+2024+-+7+of+8.jpeg Writing - Shifting Objectives: Winter Alps 2024 - Make it stand out Andy topping out over the Fenêtre du Tour (3414m) before a descent of the Glacier du Tour, Mont Blanc massif. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/8520cc85-0e86-44eb-8ab6-040ab1810eae/Winter+Alps+2024+-+1+of+8.jpeg Writing - Shifting Objectives: Winter Alps 2024 Rob captures each of the team as we drop in from Crête de Lenion (2440m), Névache. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/6617387e-28c1-44ec-82be-e659726633f5/Winter+Alps+2024+-+2+of+8.jpeg Writing - Shifting Objectives: Winter Alps 2024 Dave approaches Brèche de la Plate des Agneaux (3217m) from the Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar d'Arène and the Glacier d'Arsine. The Pic de Neige Cordier (3613m) is still several hours away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/a22523bf-0497-4b72-a6ed-7f3dc3e46e71/Winter+Alps+2024+-+3+of+8.jpeg Writing - Shifting Objectives: Winter Alps 2024 Dave skinning up the final snow slopes of Pic de Neige Cordier (3613m). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/89429168-5ace-4904-b76f-6821f4aefb1a/Winter+Alps+2024+-+1+of+1.jpeg Writing - Shifting Objectives: Winter Alps 2024 Zander breaking trail from La Fouly as we make our way towards Mont Dolent (3823m) and the Bivouac du Dolent (2667m) for an attempt to climb the Gallet Ridge and ski the south face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/2b73398f-b9ca-4201-b018-7637bfb5aba6/Winter+Alps+2024+-+4+of+8.jpeg Writing - Shifting Objectives: Winter Alps 2024 Zander mid-transition on the west face of the Rinderhorn (3449m) as the conditions come in and force a retreat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/bafc91cc-f78f-4673-bb2b-9678d633ffe8/Winter+Alps+2024+-+5+of+8.jpeg Writing - Shifting Objectives: Winter Alps 2024 Alena braces as gusts of wind drive spindrift over the Col des Rachasses as we make our way to the Argentière Glacier and the Col du Chardonnet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/0c57aad3-79c9-4ed6-b174-3a87719a815b/Winter+Alps+2024+-+6+of+8.jpeg Writing - Shifting Objectives: Winter Alps 2024 Andy (front) and Alena skinning over the Glacier des Rognons towards the Argentière Glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/eb6fe779-c55f-45d6-a99e-124724eb40bb/Winter+Alps+2024+-+8+of+8.jpeg Writing - Shifting Objectives: Winter Alps 2024 Skiing the north face of Mont Blanc (4806m) towards le Grand Plateau on variable snow with nearly two thousand vertical meters of descent. https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/writing/summitsandsnowstorms monthly 0.5 2025-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/5a28e9f8-e47f-4117-bb72-a8ae6525eb01/India+2023+Website+-+5+of+12.jpeg Writing - Summits & Snowstorms: North Sikkim, India 2023 - Make it stand out Ula (left) and Thomas (right) are going about camp tasks as we make our home on the glacier (5100m). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/cf383571-9d5d-46e8-b654-3c674ac3b807/India+2023+Website+-+1+of+12.jpeg Writing - Summits & Snowstorms: North Sikkim, India 2023 Ula overlooks a small lake, not marked on our maps, where we have established a mid-way camp and gear cache to better support access to the glacier above. It is not unusual for heavy afternoon mists to descend on the valley. Swirling veils of snow and rain maintain a state of suspended animation as we wait to be granted access to the higher mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/58136959-0e9f-4446-8aba-7db1c91149b5/India+2023+Website+-+6+of+12.jpeg Writing - Summits & Snowstorms: North Sikkim, India 2023 Thomas (in shot) and I make our way to the col (5200m), which gives access to Dhairya to the left and Thoda to the right. Deep snow saps our energy reserves and makes for slow progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/f37e429b-8133-443e-adb1-5c73ca68cb2f/India+2023+Website+-+7+of+12.jpeg Writing - Summits & Snowstorms: North Sikkim, India 2023 Kasia (front) and Ula aptly navigate a maze of crevasses as the terrain steepens, approaching the col at 5200m. Clouds hang in the valley below, soon to turn a foreboding shade of gunmetal grey and envelop our little mountain world as the weather deteriorates into the afternoon — a routine phenomenon we are becoming all too familiar with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/ef96b840-3ee2-4a7b-a0c7-012de98f64e2/India+2023+Website+-+9+of+12.jpeg Writing - Summits & Snowstorms: North Sikkim, India 2023 Ula carefully leads our party across the bergschrund and gains the final snow slopes before we make the first ascent of Dhairya at 5543m on 14 October 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/41263021-f8ac-4a4c-b218-8e0a48f5f7d1/India+2023+Website+-+2+of+12.jpeg Writing - Summits & Snowstorms: North Sikkim, India 2023 Thomas prepares to melt snow for tea on a frigid morning at our glacial camp. With no room in the tiny single-skin tent for storing gear, we dig a cache at the rear and clip our possessions to the outside of our little red home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/36a704eb-74b1-4a89-a060-0db07ed2d659/India+2023+Website+-+3+of+12.jpeg Writing - Summits & Snowstorms: North Sikkim, India 2023 Kasia (left) and Ula organising gear in the deep cold of an early morning as we establish camp on the glacier. Snowshoes and an axe are securely stored, half buried in the snow, and encrusted in a fine layer of frosted ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/f340d4f1-7f61-4e0c-8283-e064fbdd9d5a/India+2023+Website+-+12+of+12.jpeg Writing - Summits & Snowstorms: North Sikkim, India 2023 Kasia, Sam, Ula, and Elie take a moment to observe Kangchenjunga in the far distance. Having spent nearly a month in the Eastern Himalayas, we are nearing the end of our time on the Indian sub-continent, and take a moment to reflect on everything we have achieved. https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/writing/andean-adventures-2023 monthly 0.5 2025-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/54e0a296-b847-432e-a350-338d45ae1f26/Peru+2023+-+1+of+1.jpeg Writing - Andean Adventures 2023 - Make it stand out The complex west face of the 6188m Nevado Copa, Peruvian Andes. https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2025-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/4614bd03-6688-408e-a077-5add408cd035/About+Photo+-+1.jpeg https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/new-page daily 1.0 2025-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6461ecbde33e0e2bcc75525a/6a6aa7d4-b638-4e29-8528-a6c7513d5f7a/20210812_METCALFE_KGZ_Expedition_to_Kyrgyzstan_Establishing_ABC_17894.jpg Home https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/contact daily 0.75 2024-05-31 https://www.tomdavismerry.co.uk/speaking daily 0.75 2025-01-28