access to the Snake Pass and beyond, via connecting services. More details are available at: www.derbyshire.gov.uk or call Traveline on 0870 608 2608.British Led Team Reaches New HeightsThen again, you can always go on foot... something Tom Avery and his

the mountaineering world thrown into the mix. So, you get to swap anecdotes with Tom Avery, raise money for a good cause, and taste "the king o' malts" all in one weekend. Sounds good to us.How and when?To take part, you need to be available from 1st to 3rd June

ever Talisker Trek this May.What's more, you'll get to meet two of Britain's top polar explorers - Tom Avery and Sir Ranulph Fiennes. The pair of them may have trekked to the Poles more times than most of us have been up Snowdon, but for once, you won

November 27 - Bristol - Watershed TheatreSpeakers: John Varco, Sue Nott and Nick BodenDecember 9 - London - Royal Geographical SocietyAdventure and Exploration EveningSpeakers: Tom Avery, Robert Swan OBE and Cameron McNeish Doors Open

our eye on a new route, whichhas almost certainly been done ..." Ha! I interject, you said youdon't do new routes ... "Well I don't [laughs]; there's avery nice line, but ... we'll wait and see,"It's hard not to like someone whose enthusiasm