One hundred and fifty years
Image from http://1865.chamonix.fr/En/ Next year, in July 2015, the Chamonix valley will begin a series of celebrations marking 150 years since 1865, and paying tribute to one of the…
Month: July 2014
The Ascent of Sasseneire
In the first week of July 2014 I conducted a journey through the Alps, beginning at the city of Aosta and ending at Evolene in the Valais. My…
Introducing Pinnacle Editorial
In my last post I revealed that I had quit my day job and would be setting up as an independent editor and proofreader. I’m happy to say…
I quit the day job
It’s a fact of our profession that, throughout history, most writers have been obliged to take on secondary employment in order to pay the bills and put food…
The Heretic by Lucas Bale – book review
The Heretic (Book One of the Beyond the Wall series) by Lucas Bale This blog tends to have a fairly narrow focus — mountains, 19th century…
Aosta to Evolene – an Alpine journey in the footsteps of Professor Forbes
In 1842, Professor James Forbes undertook an epic voyage throughout the Alps. In 2014, I replicated a 40-mile portion of that voyage: the segment between Aosta in Italy…