bigwall Archives – Tim Howell

The longest climb in Africa

timdhowell@googlemail.com Climbing, Travel November 22, 2019May 5, 2020adventure, africa, big wall, bigwall, chambe, climbing, malawi, mount mulanje, trad climbing, west face

I was dropped off at the Mozambique/Malawi border by a three strong gang of motorbike riders – I had a lot of kit. Behind the haze huge granite domes loomed in the distance, a seemingly endless amount of granite. I was surprised how swiftly my visa was issued but before both feet left the room I was ushered back in to see a ministry of health representative. After much rustling of papers he mentioned my paperwork wasn’t in order, but five dollars would fix this problem.

Swiss route, Ketil Pryamid

timdhowell@googlemail.com Climbing, Mountaineering August 20, 2019August 20, 2019bigwall, greenland, ketil pryamid, route, swiss route, tasermiut fjord

There is very little information to be found on climbing in Greenland. Especially for what is most probably the most climbed route; the Swiss route on the Ketil Pryamid, first thought to have been climbed by a Swiss team in the 80’s.