Book review: Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram
Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram It seems that every British hill is on a list of some kind. The Munros, the Corbetts,…
Month: April 2015
Preparations for the Cape Wrath Trail
The time has come to talk a little about my plans for this summer. It’s been ten years since my first long-distance walk in the mountains — a…
Lightweight stoves for backpacking — the alcohol option
Like many a backpacker, I started my outdoor apprenticeship with a classic stove: the Trangia. These stoves run on methylated spirits (denatured alcohol) and include several nesting pots…
A Tour of Kinder Scout
I’ve made some changes to my backpacking gear this year. Old, heavy items have been replaced by lighter alternatives, and I’ve stopped carrying quite a few things that…
Book review: Moonwalker by Alan Rowan
Moonwalker: Adventures of a midnight mountaineer by Alan Rowan Walking the Munros. This is a time-honoured subject for hillwalking books, and it might be thought that nothing…
Character focus: Josette Barbier
Painting: William-Adolphe Bouguereau, “Reverie sur le seuil” This is the first in a series of articles highlighting characters from my second Alpine Dawn novel, The Invisible Path. Don’t forget…