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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Just a bit of climbing
Back in March 2016, I skitoured with Rick Allen in the Silvretta. It was a guided trip for the Eagle Ski Club, working alongside my friend and colleague Julie Ann […]
Layer Cake 2021
In a normal year (whatever that means), I write a snow report in early February to give folk some info on snow stability in the French alpine areas in general […]
Positive – Kendal 2020 online
Kendal Mountain Festival 2020 was always going to be special. It’s 40 years since the first ever Kendal, when Brian Hall, John Porter and Jim Curran had the idea to […]
Climbing and Covid-19 Risk Management
UPDATED AT 4 OCTOBER On 21 September, it was reported in the French press that travellers from France would be required to present a negative Covid Test less than 72 […]
Toys for Freetourers in 2020
I’m often asked for recommendations for ski kit. In spring 2019 and the kick off for the 2020 season, I’ve been working with the Concept Pro Shop in Chamonix, testing […]
Kendal 2019: Andy’s Must See Events
Here we go again – Kendal Mountain Festival 2019 is careering like an out of control train towards the opening on the 14th November. The trailer has hit the internet […]
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 […]
