Martin Moran – a personal perspective
This is not an obituary. Martin’s mountaineering achievements are well documented, not least by the man himself in that witty and incisive manner that characterised both his writing and his […]
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Job satisfaction
95% of the time, mountain guiding is the best job in the world. 4% of the time it’s a bit stressful and 1% of the time it’s utterly terrifying. I […]
Teddy Bears Picnic
If you go down to the woods today You’re sure of a big surprise.If you go down to the woods todayIn snow that’s up to your thighsFor ev’ry bear that […]
Kendal 2018 Top Tips
It’s that time of year: Kendal Mountain Festival approaches at breakneck speed. Although preparations for 2018 started as the dust is settled in 2017, it’s really in the last couple […]
From Gaston to Philippe
On a guides’ day off this summer, I teamed up with Ross Hewitt and we went to escape the heat on the Rébuffat route on the north side of the […]
Climb Now – Work Later
Rock climbing really is the best sport in the world. It’s how I wind down from a summer work season, going climbing with my friends. This autumn I’ve had 3 […]
Kendal 2017 – the agony of choice
It’s that time of year again. Strong coffee, pizza and beer play havoc with my rock slimnast physique as we enter 4 nights and 3 days of the Kendal Mountain […]
Entente cordiale
(n) a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions. the understanding between Britain and France reached in 1904, forming the basis of Anglo-French cooperation in World War […]
Humility
On the 11th February, I attended one of those small but significant events that happen now and again in the climbing world. It was a chance to reconnect with the […]
Chamonix snow report – December 2016
Let’s be honest – it’s been a bizarre start to the 2017 winter season. We had the first snow of the winter in September, and then moderate snowfalls to valley […]
