Alastair Humphreys » Photo Friday

Photo Friday – Kahiltna Glacier, Alaska

Al Humphreys — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:58:57 +0000

What an evening! While traversing the Kahiltna Glacier, a lone explorer pauses to soak in the view of Mt. Foraker which looms in the distance……. 14 miles away.
Taken in Alaska at 23:00hrs by.

Photo Friday – Vanuatu kids

Al Humphreys — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:42:39 +0000

“The nicest kids I’ve seen around the world. Polite, always smiling, and never crying! In Ambrym, a young kid ran after me as I had already left the village… A 1 Euro coin had fallen from my pack, he found it, and gave it back to me!” – Eric Lafforgue

Photo Friday – in the mountains in Scotland

Al Humphreys — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:45:36 +0000

Niall and Steve climbing on Carn Bhinnein, Scotland.

Photo Friday – Ethiopian boy

Al Humphreys — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:49:57 +0000

I’m really happy to have a photo this week from Ethiopia; one of the most fascinating, memorable countries I have visited. But I also found it pretty hard going at times there.
Dan has this to say about his time there,
“I thought Ethiopia was great – a real shame that western media portrays and stigmatises the entire country when so much of it is fantastic and could really benefits from tourism if done well. An example of one great sustainable tourism project is the Dorze village of Chincha. It is a real village, but set up like a working museum, with a tour, demonstrations of local cooking etc. You get to see how the Dorze live, making use of everything they grow with no waste. The great thing about this village is that tourists can visit and experience part of it whilst the rest of the village continues its daily life behind without feeling like they are in a goldfish bowl with big zoom lenses looking in! Like you I’m skeptical about the int dev signs and projects: fair trade is definitely the way forward and we visited a superb fair trade coffee plantation.”

Photo Friday – naked cycling

Al Humphreys — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:54:51 +0000

I’m not sure much commentary is required for this shot from Fearghal and Simon on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia..!