The Team Sherpa Blog

We’ve just got back from a scuba diving, sea kayaking and mountain walking trip in Oman. This destination is still relatively new on tourist trail so information for planning trips can be difficult. Here is a synopsis of some of the useful information we found!RoadsDriving in Oman is hairy to put it mildly. If you want an easy time - pay for a vehicle with
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This is an easy short trek through a village in the mountains of Oman called Misfat Al Abriyeen. It’s about 2 - 3 hours from Muscat in the mountain range that includes Oman’s highest peak - Jebel Shams.The walk starts from a car park at the start of the village where a walking map is conveniently displayed. The walk starts with a walk through the village
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After a successful jaunt into the Julian Alps, we thought we’d revisit a haunt of Jonathan’s - Sella Nevea where he learned to ski as a child. This ski are is the closest to the city of Udine so it’s popular with the local italians too. But it was June, so we thought we’d have a walk around the mountains without the snow. Again, we referred
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There are several routes of Via Ferrata ("iron way" routes for which you need climbing equipment,) that start along this plateau.The Alps dominate Northern Italy and are well known to both hikers and climbers. However, in June this year, we discovered the lesser known Julian Alps which border onto Slovenia and Austria. The scenery is spectacular whilst being very accessible. We saw 2 people all
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The weather has not been very kind to us in England so far although the sun has finally come out this week! This has not deterred me from hitting a few hills over the past few weeks so here is one of the highlights.I spent Easter on the Ridgeway in Wiltshire (southern England) with a bunch of 15 year olds undertaking a practice expedition for
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At long last I have escaped the indoors and christened my lovely Ecco kit! I’ve just got back from a couple of weeks skiing in Colorado, so not true hiking but at least it was outdoors!We stayed in Breckenridge, which is quite a few metres above my home in London. As a result, most of the skiing took place at about 3500 metres above sea
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I was asked by one of my work colleagues this week for some advice about kit to take on a trip up Kilimanjaro. It got us talking about favourite bits of kit so I thought I’d share some of my ideas! I advised her to spend her money on decent boots. Without good footwear, a trip can be made uncomfortable, painful or impossible. My next
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Now is a good time to do some planning for the year ahead. Whilst the weather isn’t quite as encouraging as it could be, you can spend some time doing some research into new destinations for hiking. You don’t have to travel far, just think about interesting areas that you want to explore. In the UK, there are a lot of long distance trails that
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