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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the hard way (part two).

This is the second half of the tale recounting my Jade Dragon Snow Mountain climbing adventures. In the first instalment, I told the sorry tale of failure, misleading information and disappointment. What follows is an account of events leading to eventual success, but that didn't happen without a lot of planing, a larger team and [...]

By |2018-07-07T04:14:43+00:00July 3rd, 2018|Adventure, Life Space, Travel|0 Comments

Be careful what you wish for. A cautionary tale.

A great article in the New York Times relating to Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative. Naiveté in government or deliberate profiteering for personal gain? In any case, it's check mate and asset handed over to China. (Click here for more)  

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the hard way (part one).

This is a story about climbing mountains, sort of. Actually more about adventures in the mountains and hills around Lijiang... It all started with a whimsical idea, to climb the big lump of rock at the end of the garden; the 'famous' Jade Dragon Snow Mountain which featured in all the tourist posters and brochures [...]

By |2018-07-07T01:47:43+00:00June 26th, 2018|Adventure, Life Space, Travel|0 Comments