Despite last year’s somewhat abortive trip to Brainard Lake (see trip report here), Tom Weedon still wants to come on a backpack trip with us (he must also think that being sweaty, smelly and knackered is a laugh!). So I’ve picked out one of my favourite hikes – Alta Peak, which we’ve done a couple [...]

For some obscure reason, I decide that it would be a good idea to go and hike one of the fearsome foursome. The fearsome foursome is a set of passes along the crest of the Eastern Sierra. Each pass involves significant mileage (at least 10 miles), 6000+ feet of ascent and starts in the blazing [...]