Matt's blog
Sichuan is open!
Almost to afraid to post this at first for fear of it not lasting as a result, but Sichuan is officially open again now (well, not 'officially open', it was never 'officially closed') to both foreign and Chinese groups.
Last Minute Wulong Trip
A trip has been arranged with Dragon Expeditions to visit Wulong County in Chongqing Municipality. We will depart at 6pm on Wednesday 23rd July from the Foreign Students Dormitory at South West University for Minorities and returning 6am on Monday 28th July.
Rescue Update
Apple, Lingdang, Matt are back resting in Chengdu with the rest of the Chinese Mountain Rescue team
Unclimbed peak hunt
Apple, Lingdang, a friend and I spent a few days driving and walking around Sichuan on the hunt for unclimbed peaks.
Access to West Sichuan
A summary of which areas are open to foreign (and Chinese) groups after recent events.
Review of Gongga Trip
Something I've been meaning to put a link to on this website for some time now, this is an independent review of a trip we organised to trek around Gongga last year.
Shi Jia Gou Dong
Shijiagou Cave is a huge cave at the bottom of a deep gorge in Chongqing's Fuling. Although not yet fully explored it makes for fantastic caving and hopefully one day we'll be able to offer it as a guided trip to the general public.