With the current travel restrictions and virus figures showing no signs of letting up, I currently have no plans for any long hiking trips in 2022, although I am hoping that things may ease at some point in the new year.
During 2021, I have been exploring more of my home island, particularly areas and paths that I am unfamiliar with and his has led me to discover some stunning new walks. Should you be interested in reading about these, check out my other Facebook page 'Tenerife Rambler' or my blog at www.teneriferambler.com
Over the festive period, I watched a couple of superb films about mountain climbing. The first of these 'The Last Mountain' is a moving account of the life of Alison Hargreaves, the first woman to solo summit Everest without oxygen. The film later chronicles her son Tom Ballard's incredible climbing career. This film can be found on BBC I-player
The second film, '14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible' is an account of Nepalese climber, Nimsdai Purja's amazing attempt to climb all fourteen of the world's 8,000 metre plus summits in six months. When considering that most single 8,000 metre summit attempts usually take months in planning and execution, climbing all of them in a single season sounds insane. This gripping documentary can be found on Netflix.
