Alex Roddie

Look up and see the stars.

I write about the things that matter – wildness, nature, environment, and finding silence in a noisy age.

Hi.

I am an award-winning professional writer and editor with years of experience in the outdoor industry (and I hike a fair bit too). If you’re looking to write an outdoor book, or if you work with an adventure magazine and need a trained pair of eyes, I can help.

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Latest blog posts

Notes

A pillaged ecology in the Scottish Highlands: ‘I am angry beyond words’08/12/2019
What I’ve been reading this week, 6 December 201906/12/2019
Pinnacle Editorial is fully booked until summer 202005/12/2019
What I’ve been reading this week, 29 November 201929/11/2019
What I’ve been reading this week, 22 November 201922/11/2019

Features

A Single Moment: Alpine Bivouac03/12/2019
Down the Rabbit Hole with James Roddie and Mike Webster14/11/2019
Summits & Skylarks15/10/2019
The big routes: Langdale Skyline23/09/2019
Sky Dance by John D. Burns – why this book was my top project for 201908/09/2019

More long-form features >>

Some of my best online writing

Summits & Skylarks >>

Observations from the edge of the wood >>

Aonach Beag and Ben Nevis, Alpine-style >>

In Pursuit of Perfection >>

Three lessons I learned by going offline for a month on the Cape Wrath Trail >>

Footprints over Ingleborough >>

The Decaying Alps >>

Went to Mow the Meadow >>

Guide: Lightweight backpacking in the Scottish Highlands >>

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