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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2020 has not been a normal summer. With restrictions on international travel coming and going, a general reluctance to take crowded cable cars or stay in busy huts, it’s been […]
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 […]
The last two months have been a very interesting experiment. My ski season finished on March 18th when I returned to a locked down Chamonix. Movements were restricted to shopping […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Winter is coming. I have a packed program of ice climbing, off piste and ski touring to look forward to. The entire program can be found at https://andypmountainguide.com/events/ December (including […]