Everest Update: Up, Up, and Away
On Sunday the 15th of May, Pierre Carter took off from the South Col of the slopes of Mount Everest. The last leg of the journey was...
EVEREST UPDATE: Championing the Ice Jungle and Waiting on the Weather
Almost one month ago, Pierre and his trekking team set off to Nepal to hike to Everest Base Camp. After a blissful and exciting few days...
Everest: Our Upcoming Adventure to the Highest Point on the Planet
And we're off! This April, Pierre and his group of avid explorers will be taking on Mount Everest Base Camp. Once reached, Pierre will be...
Pierre Takes on The Big Hill - Mount Everest Incoming with NOVA
Targeting #6 of 7Summits7Flights South African adventurer and paraglider pilot Pierre Carter aims to become the second person to climb...
WHY +1?
19/12/2018 7 summits for 7 continents makes sense, but why is there a +1? Why would an additional summit be included if there are only 7...
DENALI IN 8 DAYS
28/7/2016 Yes, yes, yes! It was too quick, way too quick, but that’s the way it turned out (although that was not the plan). Denali is...
SUMMIT DAY
17/11/2011 We summited on 16 September aroun 7am in the morning. It was a long slow walk to the top, but it paid off with most people...
Last stop before the Summit
15/11/2011 We are at the last camp at 4700m. We are going to have an early supper at 5:00 pm and then we start for the summit at midnight...
Day 4 - Kilimanjaro
14/11/2011 Today for the first time we feel like we on the big mountain. We did a steep ascent of 300m and in the late afternoon and then...
Day 3 - Kilimanjaro
13/11/2011 Another gentle day. Pole pole and jambo. Finally out of the cloud and can see all the vegetation and of course the summit....
Day 2 - Kilimanjaro
11/11/2011 We started the walk yesterday after we dropped off all the goods at the school close to the Rongai Gate and we got super...
Climbing Kilimanjaro
9/11/2011 We’re arrived at Moshi and spent the day looking for possible landing spots. With a lot of last minute changes, we are now 14...
On our way to Kili!
8/11/2011 Finally, after lots of problems and issues, I finally believe that we are on our way. We leave tomorrow and will spend Saturday...
KILI COMING UP
12/8/2011 We’re getting ready for Kili in September. It was quite a process to get a permit to fly off Kili, but with the help of Linda...
Preparing for Kili
3/6/2011 The next mountain in season that we can afford is Kili. We’ll join a group of paragliders, 8 in total, in an attempt to raise...
Summit of Aconcagua
12/1/2011 We summitted yesterday, 11 Jan! It was a long and painful day. We waited so long for the right day but they winds have not died...
Base Campe to First Camp
3/1/2011 They say that what goes around comes around, and we have discovered this the hard way. After using mules to bring all our heavy...
Base Camp
1/1/2011 We’re at base camp after 3 days of walking….. With a lot of entertainment from our freestate farming compadres who walked in...
Mendoza
27/12/2010 We had a hell of a trip to get to Mendoza. Jhb – – Ctp – BA – Mendoza. It took 24 hours with a lot of waiting in between. When...
Last Minute Expeditions
30/10/2010 We only got funding to buy tickets a week ago so everything is very last minute. Luckily Pierre and I have done a couple of...