Desert Island Climbs
I’m not a fan of retrospectives. Releasing an album of greatest hits usually means the artist is over the hill. But a comment from a friend this summer that a […]
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How Hard Can It Be?
There are probably more climber hours wasted on discussion of grades for routes than any other subject. Grading systems vary by continent, country and even by county. Take Yorkshire VS, […]
Winter 2025 Program on line
As I write this, we’re coming to the end of summer here in Chamonix. Temperatures are dropping, and our thoughts turn to the snowy season. You can access my full […]
Change of seasons
As we get to the time of year when we put our ski kit away, it’s a time to reflect on what’s happened in the last few months and to […]
Movement Alp Tracks 106 performance report
This report was compiled for the Concept Pro Shop in Chamonix to help their customers decide whether the Movement Alp Tracks 106 is the right ski for them. I’m a […]
Antarctica – Life Changing
Like a magnetic pull, skiing and mountaineering in the polar regions has attracted me for many years. The remoteness, the quality of the light and the magical mix of mountains […]
Living on the Frontline
“Me a-go talk about what I see” Eddy Grant, 1978 It’s one thing seeing all the pictures of the poor conditions in the high mountains. I’ve been avoiding terrain above […]
Easy, Tiger
Seeing a skier being carted off the hill by the ski patrol is never nice, but when it’s in the first week of the season, I always feel a massive […]
Winter 2022 is coming
It’s the last day of November 2021 as I write this, and the snow is falling to valley level in Chamonix. With all the challenges of 2021, everyone is super […]
Kendal 2021 – My Way
Third weekend in November every year is when the climbing tribe descends on a small town in the northwest of England for its annual gathering. For over twenty years it’s […]
