Pilgrim’s Progress: a century of development in climbing equipment and technique
Alex Roddie charts a century of development in the tools we take for granted This feature was first published in Mountain Pro Magazine, January 2016. Take a look…
Month: November 2017
NaNoWriMo week three: capitulation
After just over 25,000 words, I’m calling it quits on NaNoWriMo 2017. It was always going to be a tall order, if I’m honest – I noted before…
Autumn’s glow
For a while I worried that this autumn would be like so many other recent ones: trees stripped of their leaves by high winds, and endless grey dulling…
A standing desk experiment
I spend far too much time sitting down. My work day is normally 10.00-18.00, and most of that time is spent sitting in a chair, immobile. Time to…
NaNoWriMo – mid-month progress report
After the near-effortless progress of the first week, I expected the second week to go just as easily. But my progress is slowing and I’m finding it more…
Interview with Ali Horne on the Sidetracked Field Journal →
I’ve interviewed Highlands-based landscape photographer Ali Horne for the Sidetracked Field Journal. At 25, Ali Horne is a full-time professional landscape photographer known for his dramatic images, subtle…
The late 2017 site refresh
Yes, I’ve been tinkering with the CSS again. Here’s a summary of the changes.
11 top tips for getting into winter mountaineering – are you prepared? →
I’ve just published a featured aimed at winter beginners over at TGO Magazine. Most of us start out by venturing into the mountains in summer, but sooner or…
NaNoWriMo – week one progress report
It’s been seven days of crazed literary abandon so far – except that it hasn’t.