→ Backup systems for travel photography
Alastair Humphries writes: Backing up your photographs when you are out on an adventure is a sensible idea. If you carry a laptop on your trip and have…
Month: June 2016
Lili Marlene and misplaced nostalgia
Today I’d like to welcome my dad, Ian Roddie, to these pages. He was born in the late 1930s and this essay provides an insight into the power…
A summer solstice bivouac amongst the dunes
Last night, for the first time since 1967, the summer solstice coincided with the rising of the strawberry moon. The skies had cleared after rain earlier in the…
A new way to follow posts on Alexroddie.com
Many of my readers also follow me on Twitter, where I post notifications of new articles on this website. For about six months this process has been automated,…
A Haute Route Pyrenees section hike, summer 2016
In When Plans Change I wrote about how my hiking plans for summer 2016 had fallen through. Here’s what I’m doing instead.
Why I’m voting Remain
It’s rare that I mention politics on this site, but the issues at stake in the upcoming EU referendum are too important to ignore.
➝ Down the rabbit hole
My brother James has written a fascinating piece on the psychology of solo caving and climbing. He’s an experienced caver, but unlike most people who venture underground, he…
➝ Smartphones and GPS in the hills
There was some interesting chat on Twitter this morning about the perennially controversial topic of whether it’s best to use a GPS or good old map and compass…
When plans change
Sometimes the planning stage of an adventure doesn’t quite work out. This week I’ve made the difficult decision to postpone my planned Nordkalottleden hike until 2017. Here’s why,…
Turning Thirty
I turned thirty today. Although the conventional thing would be to sigh ruefully and mutter something about being middle-aged, actually I think turning thirty is pretty awesome.