'A young and excellent outdoor writer' —Cameron McNeish
'Alex's role is to make the words come out good' —Jenny Tough
Stories and photographs from the mountains. I write books and magazine articles, and edit Sidetracked magazine.
Unplugged is a newsletter about outdoor and nature writing, photography, and analogue counterculture in the great outdoors. A more intentional life through quieter adventure. Read more about Unplugged here.
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Unplugged #2: the Kendal Mountain Festival, conserving energy, and something in the darkness to believe in
Hello and welcome to the second edition of Unplugged. I missed last week, because I found myself down in Cumbria for the Kendal Mountain Festival. This fixture in the yearly calendar always feels a bit frantic, and this year had an apocalyptic flavour thanks to Storm Bert (hello, flooding and
Building Alpenglow Journal: putting the idea on ice, and where I'm going from here
Back in May, I published a post about a reboot of The Pinnacle, and then followed it up in June with some more solid plans. My stated goal was to launch a new publication called Alpenglow Journal. Here's an update for you. How has the project evolved, and
Something in the darkness to believe in
A moment that exists outside of time, a crucible of community in the mountains, and new human perspectives on moral dilemmas Backpackers have a saying: 'the trail provides'. In other words, life on foot has a way of giving you exactly what you need, which is not necessarily
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