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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]