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Jul 2024
18:
Postcards from Morocco
Jun 2024
24:
Building Alpenglow Journal: a new type of outdoor publication
Jun 2024
21:
Sidetracked Volume 30: the Art of the Journey, and a look back at a decade in print
Jun 2024
20:
Elements: a look back at Sidetracked magazine's first festival
Jun 2024
19:
Mountain Style: the first illustrated history of British outdoor clothing
May 2024
22:
'Embracing constraints taught me to love them'
May 2024
20:
Highs and lows from a winter of outdoor gear testing: spooky summit camps, exploding stoves, and more
May 2024
17:
Two upcoming events for outdoor writers, photographers, and creators
May 2024
7:
Seek the mayglow while you can, for it is fleeting
Apr 2024
14:
Perthshire, March, Kodak cine film
Apr 2024
13:
Something I should have done years ago: ALCS (plus nebulous thoughts about writing as a lifelong vocation)
Apr 2024
6:
What survives in the record: a Glen Coe hill day from 15 years ago today
Mar 2024
31:
Some phone pictures from a sunny hill weekend (and a few thoughts on photo note-taking)
Mar 2024
30:
Maybe the web used to be better than it is now
Mar 2024
29:
The magic of cine film
Mar 2024
28:
The long microseason tail of a fantastic winter
Mar 2024
12:
Recently published work: Sidetracked, The Great Outdoors, Outdoor Focus
Jan 2024
26:
The Apple Macintosh at 40 – and my own Mac history at 24
Jan 2024
2:
2023 in review
Dec 2023
29:
My top images of 2023 – and a year with the Leica M3
Dec 2023
10:
Your annual reminder that my books make excellent presents
Nov 2023
26:
The Second Chance
Nov 2023
24:
Creative Freedom with the John Muir Trust
Nov 2023
23:
Dispatches from Kendal Mountain Festival 2023
Oct 2023
11:
An overnighter in the Cairngorms with David Lintern
Oct 2023
6:
The Sidetracked Creators Tour 2023
Sep 2023
29:
The photos that didn't make it into Wanderlust British & Irish Isles
Sep 2023
24:
Generative AI will not make you a better writer – it will destroy creative writing as a way of expressing the human experience
Sep 2023
18:
The late 2023 social media burnout
Aug 2023
24:
My first two rolls of Kodak Vision3 250D
Aug 2023
24:
My next book is available to pre-order
Aug 2023
19:
Home scanning 35mm film, the quest for cheaper analogue photography, and bringing the past back to life
Jul 2023
20:
An idea has come out of nowhere
Jul 2023
7:
Threads: first impressions and thoughts about the future of the new app
Jun 2023
15:
Embracing the Creativity of the Unknown
May 2023
14:
A fastpacking circuit in the Cairngorms
May 2023
8:
Scotland: the first two months
Apr 2023
10:
Postcards from the Dartmoor Way
Apr 2023
9:
The stories that must be written
Mar 2023
8:
Home...
Mar 2023
2:
A first walk in my local hills after the move to Scotland
Feb 2023
26:
Operation Move to Scotland is go
Feb 2023
21:
Join me for a free online talk about long-distance walking this Thursday
Feb 2023
4:
A return to the Suffolk Sandlings, and some thoughts on photography and memory
Jan 2023
23:
Ten years ago: winter climbing in Glen Coe with the equipment of the pioneers
Jan 2023
22:
What I've been reading lately: the Dartmoor Debacle, putting the photo first, smartphone navigation, and the problem with AI
Jan 2023
14:
Lincolnshire gothic: a walk through the Croftmarsh
Jan 2023
11:
A bit of bother on Barf – or, when smartphone mountain navigation gets complicated
Jan 2023
1:
2022 in review: looking back at a Big Year for my adventure, photography, writing, and a lot more
Dec 2022
16:
What I've been reading lately: 16th of December 2022
Nov 2022
30:
Last months in Lincolnshire
Nov 2022
26:
Personal connections, a season for repairs, and my grandfather's watch
Nov 2022
22:
Welcome to the new blog!
Jul 2022
9:
Attitudes and Altitude: a new Sidetracked project, and a journey across the Alps
Aug 2021
21:
Twenty years as a writer: a first look at The Farthest Shore
Aug 2021
16:
A Highland book launch for The Farthest Shore
Aug 2021
4:
The End of Winter: hiking the Cape Wrath Trail in February 2019
Jul 2021
24:
Recent radio and podcast appearances
Jul 2021
17:
Features in the August 2021 issue of The Great Outdoors
Jul 2021
11:
The Meaning of Adventure: Hiking the Haute Route Pyrenees
Jul 2021
7:
The Farthest Shore is available to pre-order – 20% off signed copies
Jul 2021
3:
Wildlife photography highlights, June 2021
Jun 2021
27:
Recent odds and ends
Jun 2021
6:
Wildlife photography highlights, May 2021
Jun 2021
4:
The Light of Unmediated Experience: an interview with Freedom Matters
May 2021
20:
A cover design for The Farthest Shore
May 2021
1:
Wildlife photography highlights, April 2021
Apr 2021
3:
Wildlife photography highlights, March 2021
Apr 2021
1:
Field Notes – Isolation and Connection, a journey through Knoydart
Mar 2021
29:
Are we being good role models for wild camping?
Mar 2021
28:
Introducing The Pinnacle
Mar 2021
21:
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 March 2021
Mar 2021
20:
A Year with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Mar 2021
14:
The Farthest Shore – a few publishing updates
Mar 2021
14:
What I’ve been reading this week, 14 March 2021
Mar 2021
7:
What I’ve been reading this week, 7 March 2021
Feb 2021
28:
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 February 2021
Feb 2021
27:
My first issue of Sidetracked magazine as editor: a learning curve, ice bears, and that Gucci cover
Feb 2021
21:
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 February 2021
Feb 2021
13:
What I’ve been reading this week, 13 February 2021
Feb 2021
6:
Review: Thrunotes waterproof hiking notebooks
Jan 2021
31:
What I’ve been reading this week, 31 January 2021
Jan 2021
17:
What I’ve been reading this week, 17 January 2020
Jan 2021
9:
What I’ve been reading this week, 9 January 2020
Dec 2020
31:
Nature Notes: my last walk of 2020 through Gunby Park
Dec 2020
24:
My top images of 2020
Dec 2020
21:
2020 in review: surviving shocks, new projects, and yearning for the heights
Dec 2020
20:
What I’ve been reading this week, 20 December 2020
Dec 2020
12:
Nature Notes: selected landscape photography, autumn 2020
Dec 2020
12:
What I’ve been reading this week, 12 December 2020
Dec 2020
10:
Signed copies of Wanderlust Europe available for a short time
Dec 2020
5:
What I’ve been reading this week, 5 December 2020
Nov 2020
29:
‘The silence roared in our ears’: a selection of quotes from Hell of a Journey by Mike Cawthorne
Nov 2020
28:
Outdoor publishing, Europe’s best hiking, the camera I use in the hills, and more: in conversation on YouTube with the Outdoors Station
Nov 2020
28:
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 November 2020
Nov 2020
21:
Live on YouTube with the Outdoors Station, Wed 25 November 2020 at 19.00 GMT
Nov 2020
21:
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 November 2020
Nov 2020
15:
What I’ve been reading this week, 15 November 2020
Nov 2020
7:
What I’ve been reading this week, 7 November 2020
Oct 2020
31:
When Glen Coe resembled the Himalaya
Oct 2020
31:
What I’ve been reading this week, 31 October 2020
Oct 2020
26:
Make a difference for wild places with Wanderlust Europe, Alex Roddie, Chris Townsend, and the John Muir Trust
Oct 2020
24:
What I’ve been reading this week, 24 October 2020
Oct 2020
24:
Sidetracked Vol. 19 shipping now
Oct 2020
23:
Five-minute storm
Oct 2020
11:
What I’ve been reading this week, 11 October 2020
Oct 2020
6:
Wanderlust Europe now available on sale from Sidetracked
Oct 2020
3:
What I’ve been reading this week, 3 October 2020
Sep 2020
30:
A Test of Mettel
Sep 2020
28:
Nature Notes: wildlife photography, summer 2020
Sep 2020
26:
What I’ve been reading this week, 26 September 2020
Sep 2020
25:
Field notes: the Mercantour Traverse, Maritime Alps
Sep 2020
20:
What I’ve been reading this week, 20 September 2020
Sep 2020
15:
Introducing Wanderlust Europe: Europe’s best trails
Aug 2020
29:
What I’ve been reading this week, 29 August 2020
Aug 2020
16:
Writing (two) books during the pandemic
Aug 2020
15:
What I’ve been reading this week, 15 August 2020
Aug 2020
8:
What I’ve been reading this week, 8 August 2020
Jul 2020
25:
What I’ve been reading this week, 25 July 2020
Jul 2020
19:
Nature notes: recent nature and wildlife photography, 18 July 2020
Jul 2020
18:
What I’ve been reading this week, 18 July 2020
Jul 2020
12:
What I’ve been reading this week, 12 July 2020
Jul 2020
4:
Nature notes: this week’s nature and wildlife photography, 4 July 2020
Jul 2020
4:
What I’ve been reading this week, 4 July 2020
Jun 2020
28:
Nature notes: this week’s nature and wildlife photography, 28 June 2020
Jun 2020
27:
What I’ve been reading this week, 27 June 2020
Jun 2020
21:
Nature notes: this week’s nature and wildlife photography, 21 June 2020
Jun 2020
21:
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 June 2020
Jun 2020
14:
Nature notes: this week’s nature photography, 14 June 2020
Jun 2020
14:
What I’ve been reading this week, 14 June 2020
Jun 2020
7:
Nature Notes: this week’s nature photography, 7 June 2020
Jun 2020
7:
What I’ve been reading this week, 7 June 2020
May 2020
30:
Nature notes: Latest wildlife photography, May 2020
May 2020
30:
What I’ve been reading this week, 30 May 2020
May 2020
23:
Field notes: Back to Basics in Torridon
May 2020
23:
What I’ve been reading this week, 23 May 2020
May 2020
16:
What I’ve been reading this week, 16 May 2020
May 2020
10:
What I’ve been reading this week, 10 May 2020
May 2020
9:
The voices of birds: a greening of lockdown
May 2020
7:
The gear that I would have taken on the 2020 TGO Challenge
May 2020
3:
What I’ve been reading this week, 3 May 2020
Apr 2020
26:
Book spotlight: Wild Light: Scotland’s Mountain Landscapes by Craig Aitchison
Apr 2020
25:
What I’ve been reading this week, 25 April 2020
Apr 2020
18:
What I’ve been reading this week, 18 April 2020
Apr 2020
11:
How you can help support outdoor writers during the Coronavirus pandemic
Apr 2020
11:
What I’ve been reading this week, 11 April 2020
Apr 2020
4:
What I’ve been reading this week, 4 April 2020
Mar 2020
28:
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 March 2020
Mar 2020
27:
Coronavirus and the outdoors – an apology, and a way forward
Mar 2020
21:
The outdoor community needs to change its messaging regarding the coronavirus pandemic, and right now
Mar 2020
21:
What I’ve been reading this week, COVID-19 special
Mar 2020
16:
Pinnacle Editorial COVID-19 status update
Mar 2020
13:
What I’ve been reading this week, 13 March 2020
Mar 2020
12:
Talk at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, 20 March 2020, cancelled
Feb 2020
28:
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 February 2020
Feb 2020
21:
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 February 2020
Feb 2020
15:
What I’ve been reading this week, 15 February 2020
Feb 2020
11:
Upcoming talk: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, 20 March 2020
Feb 2020
8:
Local woodland damage – an update
Feb 2020
8:
What I’ve been reading this week, 8 February 2020
Feb 2020
6:
A Walk in the Woods – hiking Norway’s Jotunheimstien
Jan 2020
31:
What I’ve been reading this week, 31 January 2020
Jan 2020
30:
My features in the March 2020 issue of TGO magazine
Jan 2020
24:
What I’ve been reading this week, 24 January 2020
Jan 2020
17:
What I’ve been reading this week, 17 January 2020
Jan 2020
16:
Images from a local wood that is being destroyed
Jan 2020
10:
What I’ve been reading this week, 10 January 2020
Jan 2020
7:
Book review: Rebirding – Rewilding Britain and its Birds by Benedict Macdonald
Jan 2020
3:
What I’ve been reading this week, 3 January 2020
Jan 2020
1:
Wild perspectives: a twilight nature encounter at Snipe Dales
Dec 2019
22:
My top ten wild camps of 2019
Dec 2019
22:
2019 in review: long-distance trails, avoiding burnout, and planting seeds for the future
Dec 2019
20:
What I’ve been reading this week, 20 December 2019
Dec 2019
17:
Book review: Another Peak – Everest is not the only summit by Alex Staniforth
Dec 2019
14:
An afternoon of bird photography at Gibraltar Point
Dec 2019
13:
What I’ve been reading this week, 13 December 2019
Dec 2019
12:
TGO Challenge 2020 route submitted for vetting
Dec 2019
11:
Skills guide: Planning off-path routes
Dec 2019
8:
A pillaged ecology in the Scottish Highlands: ‘I am angry beyond words’
Dec 2019
6:
What I’ve been reading this week, 6 December 2019
Dec 2019
5:
Pinnacle Editorial is fully booked until summer 2020
Dec 2019
3:
A Single Moment: Alpine Bivouac
Nov 2019
29:
What I’ve been reading this week, 29 November 2019
Nov 2019
22:
What I’ve been reading this week, 22 November 2019
Nov 2019
20:
My photography – November 2019
Nov 2019
15:
What I’ve been reading this week, 15 November 2019
Nov 2019
14:
Down the Rabbit Hole with James Roddie and Mike Webster
Nov 2019
1:
What I’ve been reading this week, 1 November 2019
Nov 2019
1:
Book review: The Big Rounds by David Lintern
Oct 2019
29:
The Farthest Shore reading list
Oct 2019
25:
What I’ve been reading this week, 25 October 2019
Oct 2019
25:
The Blue Hour
Oct 2019
19:
What I’ve been reading this week, 19 October 2019
Oct 2019
17:
Exciting news – I have signed a book deal with Vertebrate Publishing
Oct 2019
15:
Summits & Skylarks
Oct 2019
13:
In praise of active reading
Oct 2019
11:
What I’ve been reading this week, 11 October 2019
Oct 2019
11:
I’m leaving the role of Online Editor at TGO magazine
Oct 2019
7:
OWPG Award for Excellence for my TGO magazine feature ‘Summits and Skylarks’
Oct 2019
3:
Change is afoot
Oct 2019
1:
Top wild camps on the Haute Route Pyrenees
Sep 2019
27:
What I’ve been reading this week, 27 September 2019
Sep 2019
27:
Lincolnshire hates hikers
Sep 2019
23:
The big routes: Langdale Skyline
Sep 2019
20:
What I’ve been reading this week, 20 September 2019
Sep 2019
17:
Two short extracts from my Pyrenees trail journal
Sep 2019
13:
What I’ve been reading this week, 13 September 2019
Sep 2019
13:
I’ve entered the 2020 TGO Challenge
Sep 2019
8:
Sky Dance by John D. Burns – why this book was my top project for 2019
Sep 2019
8:
What I’ve been reading this week, 8 September 2019
Sep 2019
2:
Ode to the Samyang 12mm f/2 wide-angle lens
Aug 2019
31:
What I’ve been reading this week, 31 August 2019
Aug 2019
24:
The Haute Route Pyrenees – a very brief account
Jul 2019
13:
Off to see the wizard
Jul 2019
13:
What I’ve been reading this week, 13 July 2019
Jul 2019
12:
Celebrating five years of Pinnacle Editorial
Jul 2019
5:
What I’ve been reading this week, 5 July 2019
Jul 2019
2:
My Pinnacle Newsletter now has over 400 members
Jun 2019
28:
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 June 2019
Jun 2019
27:
Went to mow the meadow
Jun 2019
21:
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 June 2019
Jun 2019
18:
Observations from the edge of the wood
Jun 2019
14:
What I’ve been reading this week, 14 June 2019
Jun 2019
11:
The summer 2019 Twitter burnout
Jun 2019
8:
What I’ve been reading this week, 8 June 2019
Jun 2019
2:
Three lessons I learned by going offline for a month on the Cape Wrath Trail
May 2019
31:
What I’ve been reading this week, 31 May 2019
May 2019
30:
Paper vs. digital journaling on a long-distance trail
May 2019
24:
What I’ve been reading this week, 24 May 2019
May 2019
10:
What I’ve been reading this week, 10 May 2019
May 2019
10:
Aonach Beag and Ben Nevis, Alpine-style
May 2019
8:
Chased by Storms: 113 miles along the Haute Route Pyrenees and GR11 in 2016
May 2019
6:
The delicate balance of information and uncertainty in adventure
May 2019
3:
What I’ve been reading this week, 3 May 2019
May 2019
3:
Haute Route Pyrenees planning: maps, apps, GPX data, and more
Apr 2019
26:
What I’ve been reading this week, 26 April 2019
Apr 2019
26:
News: Cape Wrath Trail features published
Apr 2019
19:
What I’ve been reading this week, 19 April 2019
Apr 2019
14:
Haute Route Pyrenees 2019: background and gear
Apr 2019
12:
What I’ve been reading this week, 12 April 2019
Apr 2019
5:
What I’ve been reading this week, 5 April 2019
Mar 2019
31:
Electronics for lightweight and ultralight backpacking
Mar 2019
30:
Lessons learned in the search for the perfect backpacking camera
Mar 2019
29:
What I’ve been reading this week, 29 March 2019
Mar 2019
22:
What I’ve been reading this week, 22 March 2019
Mar 2019
21:
World Poetry Day: a poem found at Kearvaig bothy
Mar 2019
16:
The Decaying Alps: climate change and glacial retreat in the Playground of Europe
Mar 2019
15:
The Cape Wrath Trail(ish) in winter(ish) – a very brief account
Mar 2019
8:
What I’ve been reading this week, 8 March 2019
Feb 2019
4:
The winter Cape Wrath Trail resupply plan
Feb 2019
1:
What I’ve been reading this week, 1 February 2019
Jan 2019
31:
Why go offline on the Cape Wrath Trail – and how?
Jan 2019
29:
The winter Cape Wrath Trail gear list
Jan 2019
25:
What I’ve been reading this week, 25 January 2019
Jan 2019
24:
Fighting the mind frazzle: techniques for deep work in a busy month
Jan 2019
22:
Added to the website: a ‘now’ page
Jan 2019
18:
What I’ve been reading this week, 18 January 2019
Jan 2019
16:
Five images from this week’s walks
Jan 2019
15:
Smartphone photography for outdoor writers
Jan 2019
12:
Bringing back comments on this blog
Jan 2019
11:
What I’ve been reading this week, 11 January 2019
Jan 2019
4:
What I’ve been reading this week, 4 January 2019
Jan 2019
2:
Skills guide: Modernise your mountain navigation
Dec 2018
31:
2018 in review: mountains, editorial work, writing, and more
Dec 2018
21:
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 December 2018
Dec 2018
20:
My top five images of 2018
Dec 2018
8:
The Cape Wrath Trail in winter: seeking silence in the Scottish Highlands
Dec 2018
7:
What I’ve been reading this week, 7 December 2018
Nov 2018
30:
What I’ve been reading this week, 30 November 2018
Nov 2018
26:
Autumnal dreamscapes with the Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm f/2
Nov 2018
24:
What I’ve been reading this week, 24 November 2018
Nov 2018
24:
The solastalgia of mountaineering
Nov 2018
12:
The Poet, embracing infinity
Nov 2018
10:
Introducing the Travel Writer’s Field Guide
Nov 2018
10:
What I’ve been reading this week, 10 November 2018
Nov 2018
8:
New Sidetracked digital feature: No Borders
Nov 2018
2:
What I’ve been reading this week, 2 November 2018
Nov 2018
2:
Staying safe in early-winter mountain conditions
Oct 2018
27:
Why I don’t use blue ink any more
Oct 2018
26:
What I’ve been reading this week, 26 October 2018
Oct 2018
19:
What I’ve been reading this week, 19 October 2018
Oct 2018
19:
For what are mountains waiting?
Oct 2018
17:
Trying to take a stand against information overload
Oct 2018
12:
What I’ve been reading this week, 12 October 2018
Oct 2018
12:
The Alder Trail
Oct 2018
9:
Instagram is getting worse
Oct 2018
5:
What I’ve been reading this week, 5 October 2018
Oct 2018
5:
Published: ‘The Hidden Tracks – Wanderlust off the Beaten Path’
Sep 2018
30:
A new Commonplace Book
Sep 2018
30:
Keeping the smartphone in its place with iOS 12’s Screen Time feature
Sep 2018
28:
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 September 2018
Sep 2018
24:
My review of ‘Along the Divide’ by Chris Townsend in the latest issue of TGO
Sep 2018
22:
Pure form, freed of all preconceptions
Sep 2018
7:
What I’ve been reading this week No.2
Aug 2018
24:
What I’ve been reading this week No.1
Aug 2018
21:
Eight years today
Aug 2018
20:
My work’s appearing in a photo book published next month: The Hidden Tracks
Aug 2018
17:
Field notes: Hiking the Jotunheimstien, Norway
Aug 2018
11:
Photography on the Trail
Jul 2018
28:
Mercantour Traverse gear debrief
Jun 2018
26:
Why you should hike the West Highland Way
Jun 2018
20:
Trip planning: Mercantour Traverse, July 2018
Jun 2018
14:
Lightweight backpacking in the Scottish Highlands: a mini-guide
Jun 2018
4:
One-year review: As Tucas Sestrals Quilt
Jun 2018
2:
Boredom is impossible when immersed in nature
May 2018
29:
Field Notes: the Ardgour-Mull Trail
May 2018
26:
The context of place
May 2018
1:
What does a book editor do?
Apr 2018
27:
Footprints over Ingleborough
Mar 2018
30:
A night in Ben Alder Cottage
Mar 2018
29:
Forty years of The Great Outdoors
Mar 2018
4:
Informal camera comparison: Fujifilm X-Pro2 vs. iPhone SE
Mar 2018
2:
Three winter glens in the Cairngorms
Feb 2018
21:
Ian Roddie, 1938-2018
Feb 2018
17:
Read my feature on Alpine bivouacking in the latest Sidetracked magazine
Feb 2018
4:
Learning to shoot slide film in 2018 with Provia 100F
Feb 2018
2:
Things I wish I’d known as a new writer
Jan 2018
29:
The upgrade trap
Jan 2018
25:
In Pursuit of Perfection – the Lochaber Traverse
Jan 2018
20:
To hell with Facebook – I’m starting a newsletter instead
Jan 2018
2:
Walking 1,500 miles in 2017
Dec 2017
24:
My nine top wild camps of 2017
Dec 2017
15:
Walk2017 – images from October and November
Dec 2017
6:
Availability update: Pinnacle Editorial is fully booked well into 2018, plus a few thoughts on the future
Dec 2017
2:
A month away from social media
Dec 2017
1:
A roundup of my published outdoor writing in November 2017
Nov 2017
30:
Pilgrim’s Progress: a century of development in climbing equipment and technique
Nov 2017
27:
NaNoWriMo week three: capitulation
Nov 2017
18:
Autumn’s glow
Nov 2017
17:
A standing desk experiment
Nov 2017
16:
NaNoWriMo – mid-month progress report
Nov 2017
13:
The late 2017 site refresh
Nov 2017
8:
NaNoWriMo – week one progress report
Oct 2017
31:
I’m taking a break from social media in November
Oct 2017
20:
Why adventure and outdoor writing is more important than ever before
Oct 2017
15:
Walk2017 – images from September
Oct 2017
14:
Social media for writers
Oct 2017
13:
Why I’ll be attempting NaNoWriMo this year
Oct 2017
8:
Switching my Facebook page to Auto mode
Oct 2017
7:
Why I prefer shooting with primes
Sep 2017
29:
This month’s online writing for The Great Outdoors
Sep 2017
25:
A first taste of autumn on my journey towards 1,500 miles #TakeSomeoneOutdoors
Sep 2017
16:
Backpacking the Skye Trail
Sep 2017
1:
Sidetracked Volume 10 is available for pre-order
Sep 2017
1:
The Armchair Mountaineer Wild Writing Competition 2017
Aug 2017
30:
Walk2017 – images from June to August
Aug 2017
22:
The ultralight experiment of 2017
Aug 2017
12:
Review: ÜLA CDT ultralight pack
Aug 2017
11:
How to: see and photograph the Perseids ➔
Aug 2017
4:
The Haute Route Pyrenees: Field Notes
Jul 2017
8:
Preparations for hiking the Jotunheimstien
Jul 2017
6:
My new editorial role at TGO Magazine
Jul 2017
2:
14 months with the MLD Trailstar
Jun 2017
29:
Hiking the Langdale Skyline – Field Notes
Jun 2017
23:
First look: Fujifilm X70. The ultimate backpacker’s camera?
Jun 2017
21:
Backpacking in the Alps – a mini-guide
Jun 2017
21:
Backpacking gear for sale June 2017
Jun 2017
20:
Vecto: the best way to carry water in the backcountry
Jun 2017
16:
→ New feature: Lightweight Backpacking for Beginners
Jun 2017
13:
ViewRanger vs Garmin – I was wrong
Jun 2017
9:
A walk through the Fairy Glen, Rosemarkie
Jun 2017
6:
Walk2017 – images from May
May 2017
30:
Editing TGO Magazine
May 2017
26:
Pinnacle Editorial is closed until late June
May 2017
18:
Follow-up review: Trailpix ultralight tripod
May 2017
13:
Thinking about video
May 2017
9:
Field Notes: the West Highland Way
May 2017
5:
Walk2017 – images from April
May 2017
2:
Hiking the Tour of Monte Rosa
Apr 2017
27:
Book spotlight: The Last Hillwalker by John D Burns
Apr 2017
9:
ViewRanger is becoming a social network
Apr 2017
5:
In the Footsteps of Forbes: how the Alps have changed since 1842
Apr 2017
3:
Hands-on: Firepot outdoor food
Apr 2017
1:
#Walk2017 – images from miles 200-308
Mar 2017
24:
→ Review: Lightwave t10 Raid
Mar 2017
23:
Hands-on: Trailpix ultralight tripod
Mar 2017
18:
Book review: A Mountain Before Breakfast by Alan Rowan
Mar 2017
12:
Review: Original Buff multifunctional headwear
Mar 2017
10:
Footprints over Ingleborough: field notes
Mar 2017
8:
Anthropocene landscapes with the Fujifilm X-Pro2
Feb 2017
28:
#Walk2017 – images from the second hundred miles
Feb 2017
24:
Taming Facebook
Feb 2017
22:
Ten top tips for winter backpacking
Feb 2017
19:
Gear notes from a night on the dunes – Tread Lite Gear, Oookworks & more
Feb 2017
18:
The final issue of Mountain Pro Magazine
Feb 2017
16:
The times when I’ve gone ‘stupid light’
Feb 2017
13:
Sidetracked Volume 9 is available to pre-order
Feb 2017
8:
Thoughts on summer sleep systems
Feb 2017
5:
iOS and the power of perception
Feb 2017
4:
Book spotlight: Travelled Far by Keith Foskett
Jan 2017
31:
Windslab Wall
Jan 2017
28:
#Walk2017 – a photographic study of the first 100 miles
Jan 2017
24:
Naeboots on the Cape Wrath Trail
Jan 2017
14:
The state of Lightroom Mobile in early 2017
Jan 2017
12:
Ben Alder Cottage and the Ossian Munros: Field Notes
Jan 2017
2:
New UKHillwalking feature: Three Days in the Cairngorms
Jan 2017
1:
Making time for fitness
Dec 2016
31:
Part 2 of my interview with the Outdoors Station now live
Dec 2016
24:
New podcast available on the Outdoors Station
Dec 2016
22:
The wrong side of history
Dec 2016
20:
My top photo of 2016
Dec 2016
17:
My first year as a SLPOTY entrant
Dec 2016
13:
2016 in review
Dec 2016
12:
Digital navigation in TGO Magazine – a response
Dec 2016
9:
The Lochaber Traverse in winter – Field Notes
Dec 2016
3:
ViewRanger Skyline – first look
Dec 2016
2:
The late 2016 site refresh
Nov 2016
26:
The Fujinon XF35mm f/2 review
Nov 2016
21:
New outdoor articles available to read now
Nov 2016
19:
Finding the right one
Nov 2016
13:
Backpacking the Alder Trail – a mini-guide
Oct 2016
26:
Pausing for breath
Oct 2016
15:
The Alder Trail – Field Notes
Oct 2016
13:
Further thoughts on iPad photography workflows
Oct 2016
10:
News – The Alder Trail in Trail Magazine, and Sidetracked Volume 8
Sep 2016
28:
The Making of Mickey Bell by Kellan MacInnes – Book Review
Sep 2016
22:
iPad mobile photography workflows in 2016
Sep 2016
18:
The Skye Trail – field notes
Sep 2016
15:
The Fujifilm X-E1 review
Sep 2016
14:
Are trail shoes durable enough?
Sep 2016
3:
The most important thing
Aug 2016
16:
Icefall by Alex Staniforth – book review
Aug 2016
11:
Haute Route Pyrenees gear report
Aug 2016
5:
Ulysses 2.6 review
Aug 2016
4:
Do wind farms really have no effect on tourism?
Aug 2016
2:
Photos from the Pyrenees
Jul 2016
27:
HRP/GR 11 Day 12
Jul 2016
25:
HRP/GR11 Day 11
Jul 2016
25:
HRP/GR11 Day 10
Jul 2016
22:
HRP/GR11 Day 9
Jul 2016
21:
HRP & GR11 Day 8
Jul 2016
21:
HRP Day 7
Jul 2016
20:
HRP Day 6
Jul 2016
20:
HRP Day 5
Jul 2016
20:
HRP Day 4
Jul 2016
17:
HRP Day 3
Jul 2016
16:
HRP Day 2
Jul 2016
16:
HRP Day 1
Jul 2016
15:
Book review and interview: Minigrooves by Riccardo Mori
Jul 2016
13:
Hiking a section of the Haute Route Pyrenees and GR11
Jul 2016
12:
Haute Route Pyrenees gear list
Jul 2016
10:
The Locked Web is out on Kindle – plus an easter egg
Jul 2016
7:
Book review and interview: Low Fidelity by Riccardo Mori
Jul 2016
1:
The Tour of Monte Rosa in TGO Magazine
Jun 2016
23:
→ Backup systems for travel photography
Jun 2016
23:
Lili Marlene and misplaced nostalgia
Jun 2016
21:
A summer solstice bivouac amongst the dunes
Jun 2016
20:
A new way to follow posts on Alexroddie.com
Jun 2016
20:
A Haute Route Pyrenees section hike, summer 2016
Jun 2016
14:
Why I’m voting Remain
Jun 2016
10:
➝ Down the rabbit hole
Jun 2016
8:
➝ Smartphones and GPS in the hills
Jun 2016
6:
When plans change
Jun 2016
3:
Turning Thirty
May 2016
30:
Retreat from Jotunheimen
May 2016
26:
Gear review: Speedster 30ml meths/alcohol backpacking stove
May 2016
25:
Book review: Snow on the Equator by H.W. Tilman
May 2016
24:
→ Sidetracked Volume Seven is available to pre-order
May 2016
24:
→ Against the grain
May 2016
23:
Freelance editing and writing with the iPad and iOS 9.x
May 2016
21:
Adjustments on and off the trail
May 2016
17:
The Future Of Trip Reports On This Site
Apr 2016
14:
Scotland 2016 gear list and kit decisions
Apr 2016
12:
My planned Scottish backpacking route, April – May 2016
Apr 2016
11:
I joined the Trailstar club
Apr 2016
9:
Spoiler-free review – Life of a Mountain: Blencathra by Terry Abraham
Apr 2016
8:
Yorkshire Dales Wild Walk in the latest issue of TGO
Apr 2016
7:
New interview in the Spectrum Books Podcast
Apr 2016
2:
The silence of the meadows
Mar 2016
31:
Photography equipment upgrades for 2016
Mar 2016
29:
Availability update for freelance editorial work
Mar 2016
27:
Mountain Podcast, Episode 5: The Angel of Camasunary
Mar 2016
25:
New Cape Wrath Trail feature in Top Trails
Mar 2016
22:
Gear Review: Grivel G1 New Classic crampons
Mar 2016
19:
The Lochaber Traverse in winter
Mar 2016
17:
Book review and interview: ‘Out There’ by Chris Townsend
Mar 2016
9:
Ten years ago, I chose adventure
Mar 2016
2:
First look: Out There, the new book by Chris Townsend
Mar 2016
1:
Birdwatching at Gibraltar Point
Feb 2016
27:
Ordnance Survey print-on-demand mapping: first look
Feb 2016
24:
How to photograph the moon
Feb 2016
17:
Twitter journalism and mountain tragedy
Feb 2016
14:
Spring arrives
Feb 2016
13:
Sidetracked Volume Six is here
Feb 2016
9:
Going paperless in the hills – how feasible is it?
Feb 2016
7:
Thoughts on #RIPTwitter
Feb 2016
7:
A few photos from the Ben Alder area
Feb 2016
6:
Sidetracked Volume Six is available to pre-order
Jan 2016
31:
An exciting new alternate history anthology out now
Jan 2016
28:
Plans for a winter backpacking trip to the Ben Alder area
Jan 2016
26:
On writing a trilogy, by Gordon Bickerstaff
Jan 2016
25:
Review: Mountain Podcast, Episode 3
Jan 2016
24:
Book review: the Auto Series by David Wailing
Jan 2016
21:
Life on Mars
Jan 2016
19:
There will always be gatekeepers
Jan 2016
18:
Sad news from Glen Coe – and some perspective
Jan 2016
16:
The Poet and the Captain
Jan 2016
13:
New feature in latest issue of Mountain Pro Magazine
Jan 2016
11:
Reading habits in 2016 and beyond
Jan 2016
9:
Review: Merrell All Out Peak trail shoes
Jan 2016
8:
A moment in time: November 30th, 2009
Jan 2016
4:
Writing effective dialogue in fiction
Jan 2016
3:
2015 in review
Dec 2015
22:
Aurora in Lincolnshire
Dec 2015
19:
Starting from zero
Dec 2015
15:
The next 750 miles
Dec 2015
13:
The photos you’ll never look at again
Dec 2015
9:
Flooding and the spectre of climate change
Dec 2015
7:
A Blizzard on Ben Nevis
Dec 2015
7:
Crime and Punishment is here!
Dec 2015
1:
Identity
Nov 2015
30:
Cold Witness now available on Kindle
Nov 2015
24:
‘Beyond the Wall’ Books One and Two by Lucas Bale launched
Nov 2015
22:
A night in the woods
Nov 2015
19:
Review: Grisport Peaklander hiking boots
Nov 2015
15:
Book spotlight: Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest
Nov 2015
13:
Review and interview: Mountain podcast, Episode 1
Nov 2015
8:
Mountain Weather UK — hands-on review
Oct 2015
24:
‘Crime and Punishment’ cover reveal
Oct 2015
21:
Much ado about Naeboots
Oct 2015
13:
Sidetracked Volume Five is here
Oct 2015
12:
Book review: Thru-hiking will Break your Heart by Carrot Quinn
Oct 2015
10:
Cape Wrath Trail talk for the local Scouts
Oct 2015
8:
Lightening the winter load: ice axe and crampons for lightweight backpacking
Oct 2015
7:
First look: Grisport Peaklander boots
Oct 2015
4:
Book review: Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Oct 2015
1:
Book review: One Day as a Tiger by John Porter
Sep 2015
28:
Photographing the ‘super blood moon’ total lunar eclipse
Sep 2015
22:
The Tour of Monte Rosa gear debrief
Sep 2015
21:
Sidetracked Volume Five is available to pre-order
Sep 2015
17:
New Cape Wrath Trail feature in TGO magazine October 2015
Sep 2015
12:
The Tour of Monte Rosa diaries
Sep 2015
11:
Tour of Monte Rosa day 9
Sep 2015
10:
Tour of Monte Rosa day 8
Sep 2015
10:
Tour of Monte Rosa day 7
Sep 2015
8:
Tour of Monte Rosa day 6
Sep 2015
7:
Tour of Monte Rosa day 5
Sep 2015
5:
Tour of Monte Rosa day 4
Sep 2015
4:
Tour of Monte Rosa day 3
Sep 2015
3:
Tour of Monte Rosa day 2
Sep 2015
3:
Tour of Monte Rosa day 1
Aug 2015
31:
The 2015 Festival of Drabbles – calling short fiction writers!
Aug 2015
29:
The Tour of Monte Rosa – final preparations
Aug 2015
22:
Fujifilm X30 mirrorless compact camera review
Aug 2015
9:
Electronics on the trail – what works for me
Aug 2015
5:
Preparations for the Tour of Monte Rosa
Aug 2015
4:
I tried to recover my hacked Vodafone account and you won’t believe what happened next
Jul 2015
30:
The Cape Wrath Trail gear debrief
Jul 2015
27:
Welcome to the new site
Jul 2015
25:
Major website maintenance in progress
Jul 2015
15:
The Cape Wrath Trail days 18 – 20
Jul 2015
9:
The Cape Wrath Trail days 15 – 17
Jul 2015
7:
Feature on Professor Forbes and alpine glaciers in Mountain Pro Magazine
Jul 2015
6:
Book review: Ruin by Harry Manners
Jul 2015
6:
The Cape Wrath Trail days 11 – 14
Jul 2015
2:
The Cape Wrath Trail days 7 – 10
Jul 2015
1:
The Cape Wrath Trail days 4 – 6
Jun 2015
30:
The Cape Wrath Trail days 1 – 3
Jun 2015
28:
The Cape Wrath Trail diaries
May 2015
31:
The adventure begins
May 2015
28:
Sidetracked Volume Four is here
May 2015
25:
Book review and interview: A Shroud of Night and Tears by Lucas Bale
May 2015
21:
Cape Wrath Trail Gear List
May 2015
21:
First look: Walking the Border by Ian Crofton
May 2015
14:
Backpacking in the Yorkshire Dales
May 2015
5:
Ten years ago
May 2015
1:
The Tarptent Notch backpacking tent — First Impressions
Apr 2015
27:
Book review: Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram
Apr 2015
23:
Preparations for the Cape Wrath Trail
Apr 2015
18:
Lightweight stoves for backpacking — the alcohol option
Apr 2015
9:
A Tour of Kinder Scout
Apr 2015
5:
Book review: Moonwalker by Alan Rowan
Apr 2015
1:
Character focus: Josette Barbier
Mar 2015
27:
Inov-8 Roclite 295 trail shoes — first impressions
Mar 2015
25:
Ditching the infinity machine — five months later
Mar 2015
21:
Alpine Dawn II — a teaser
Mar 2015
15:
The 2015 site refresh — words, mountains, imagination
Mar 2015
13:
The Grand Route Forbes — a long-distance hike in the Alps
Mar 2015
12:
First look: Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram
Mar 2015
2:
No Way Home is out — the best new voices in science fiction
Feb 2015
28:
More about Cold Witness, the first story by A. S. Sinclair
Feb 2015
24:
The Caplich Wind Farm proposal threatens the wild land of Scotland
Feb 2015
13:
Snowshoes on Bynack More
Feb 2015
11:
I forgot I was a backpacker
Feb 2015
10:
Book review: Rattlesnakes and Bald Eagles by Chris Townsend
Jan 2015
24:
Illustrations from after the Alpine golden age
Jan 2015
22:
Introducing No Way Home, a speculative fiction anthology
Dec 2014
28:
Book review: The Walk Up Nameless Ridge by Hugh Howey
Dec 2014
24:
Happy Christmas!
Dec 2014
21:
Kindle editions discounted for Christmas
Dec 2014
15:
The Atholl Expedition listed in top outdoor literature of 2014
Dec 2014
12:
The camera of the Abraham brothers returns to the Lakeland crags
Dec 2014
11:
Christmas paperback stock update
Dec 2014
1:
The Terror by Dan Simmons — Book Review
Nov 2014
25:
I Adhere to the Ethical Author Code
Nov 2014
24:
Alpine Dawn II progress report
Nov 2014
22:
Your story already exists
Nov 2014
19:
The TGO Awards 2014
Nov 2014
16:
Helvellyn with Mark Richards — film review
Nov 2014
15:
Forty-eight hours at the Lairig Leacach bothy — a typecast
Nov 2014
10:
Book review and interview: Defiance by Lucas Bale
Oct 2014
15:
Book review and interview: Low Fidelity by Riccardo Mori
Oct 2014
14:
Ditching the Infinity Machine — going smartphone-free in the hills
Oct 2014
7:
The gift of impermanent permanence
Oct 2014
6:
The Atholl Expedition featured in Mountain Pro Magazine
Oct 2014
1:
The Atholl Expedition shortlisted for Outdoor Book of the Year Award 2014 — Please Vote!
Sep 2014
25:
When’s the next book coming out, Alex?
Sep 2014
24:
Thoughts on Kindle Unlimited, KDP Select, and being exclusive to Amazon
Sep 2014
15:
Announcing the Pinnacle Editorial Press edition of The Only Genuine Jones
Sep 2014
13:
British climbing is changing
Sep 2014
1:
How’s the new job going, Alex?
Aug 2014
12:
How Not to Self-Publish by Rosen Trevithick — book review
Jul 2014
31:
One hundred and fifty years
Jul 2014
27:
The Ascent of Sasseneire
Jul 2014
12:
Introducing Pinnacle Editorial
Jul 2014
9:
I quit the day job
Jul 2014
8:
The Heretic by Lucas Bale – book review
Jul 2014
7:
Aosta to Evolene – an Alpine journey in the footsteps of Professor Forbes
Jun 2014
26:
Three years of work on Alpine Dawn
Jun 2014
14:
The Atholl Expedition reviewed in ScotWays newsletter
Jun 2014
8:
A return to the Western Alps
May 2014
28:
The Great Ridge of Edale
May 2014
10:
Last Hours on Everest by Graham Hoyland: book review
Apr 2014
29:
Life of a Mountain – Scafell Pike: film review
Apr 2014
12:
Returning to places of inspiration
Apr 2014
8:
Book Spotlight – Last Hours on Everest by Graham Hoyland
Apr 2014
4:
#TheAthollExpedition reviewed by TGO magazine
Mar 2014
31:
New online interview with Andrew Mazibrada
Mar 2014
30:
A Scottish Winter Season Missed
Mar 2014
25:
#TheAthollExpedition Goodreads competition is now closed
Mar 2014
23:
Breaking the ice on a new novel – the pilot chapter method
Mar 2014
22:
Should George Mallory’s ice axe remain in the UK?
Mar 2014
20:
#TheAthollExpedition reviewed by Trail magazine
Mar 2014
18:
Scotland’s last glacier … as it appears in the present day!
Mar 2014
13:
The Solomon Gordon papers, 1787 – 1789
Mar 2014
9:
The Summits of Modern Man by Peter Hansen: Book Review
Feb 2014
27:
Winter climbing conditions – how much information is too much?
Feb 2014
25:
The Atholl Expedition Goodreads giveaway
Feb 2014
21:
Avalanche
Feb 2014
20:
#TheAthollExpedition Twitter competition – we have a winner!
Feb 2014
15:
George Mallory on Ben Nevis … in 1906!
Feb 2014
13:
Win a signed copy of #TheAthollExpedition on Twitter
Feb 2014
9:
Featured in the Scottish Sunday Mail today
Feb 2014
8:
Planning for success – five years of Glencoe Mountaineer
Feb 2014
4:
The Atholl Expedition in paperback – now taking orders
Feb 2014
3:
The Mounth Passes by Neil Ramsay and Nate Pedersen: book review
Jan 2014
26:
On the threshold of a new dawn
Jan 2014
25:
Registration for signed paperback copies of #TheAthollExpedition is now open
Jan 2014
21:
Scotland’s last surviving glacier lasted into the 1700s, research shows
Jan 2014
16:
Focused writing apps for Windows 8
Jan 2014
13:
1759 – the point of divergence
Jan 2014
11:
Mountain Classics – The Mountain Men by Alan Hankinson
Jan 2014
10:
Defeated by Lochnagar but inspired by Balmoral
Jan 2014
3:
The best Android apps for writers (part two)
Jan 2014
2:
The Atholl Expedition Featured on UKHillwalking.com
Dec 2013
31:
2013 – my year in review
Dec 2013
30:
The Atholl Expedition in paperback – a work in progress
Dec 2013
26:
The Atholl Expedition is off to a great start
Dec 2013
24:
The Atholl Expedition is finally here on Kindle – please share!
Dec 2013
22:
The Atholl Expedition will launch on Christmas Eve
Dec 2013
21:
The Only Genuine Jones Christmas sale – now 77p on Kindle
Dec 2013
12:
Mountain Classics – Scrambles Amongst the Alps by Edward Whymper
Dec 2013
11:
Every author needs a support team
Dec 2013
8:
19th century glacier travel – a brief analysis
Dec 2013
6:
Book Spotlight – The Summits of Modern Man by Peter Hansen
Dec 2013
1:
The Atholl Expedition – introducing illustrations by Catherine Speakman
Nov 2013
25:
How to turn an Android phone into a dedicated GPS device
Nov 2013
15:
Featured on The Gear – a great new website for outdoor enthusiasts
Nov 2013
5:
The Atholl Expedition: location photo gallery
Nov 2013
4:
The Atholl Expedition moves into beta
Oct 2013
31:
The magic of early winter in the Highlands
Oct 2013
24:
A plea to reviewers of The Only Genuine Jones
Oct 2013
19:
Two months writing with a vintage Mac
Oct 2013
18:
I have a rough draft for “The Atholl Expedition”
Oct 2013
17:
My first year as a published author
Oct 2013
10:
Why I love the 1840s
Oct 2013
7:
New review for The Only Genuine Jones
Oct 2013
6:
A week of mist and magic in Glen Shiel
Sep 2013
22:
I’m off on an adventure
Sep 2013
21:
Blog Spotlight: self powered
Sep 2013
17:
A cover reveal and title change for my next book
Sep 2013
15:
The 2013 #Scotwinter Sweepstakes: we have some winners!
Sep 2013
6:
An interview with Terry Abraham, mountain film-maker
Sep 2013
3:
Visiting the Grave of Owen Glynne Jones
Aug 2013
28:
Work draws to a close on “The Atholl Expedition”
Aug 2013
18:
The quest for distraction-free writing
Aug 2013
12:
Blog Spotlight: The Mountain’s Silhouette
Aug 2013
9:
The best Android apps for writers (part one)
Aug 2013
7:
The 2013 #Scotwinter Sweepstakes: place your bets!
Aug 2013
5:
The mountains of my life: Ben Nevis
Aug 2013
4:
Currently reading: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Jul 2013
25:
New interview on The Cult of Me
Jul 2013
24:
Lowdown on the Upland of Mar by Joe Dorward: book review
Jul 2013
22:
New author interview on the blog of John Burns
Jul 2013
20:
Blog spotlight: Glencoe Mountaineer
Jul 2013
16:
The Cairngorms in Winter with Chris Townsend – film review
Jul 2013
15:
The Only Genuine Jones wins Indie Book of the Day award
Jul 2013
2:
The mountains of my life: Aonach Dubh West Face
Jul 2013
1:
Character gallery for The Atholl Expedition
Jun 2013
29:
Everest – The First Ascent by Harriet Tuckey: book review
Jun 2013
21:
A sample scene from “The Atholl Expedition”
Jun 2013
11:
“Dare to Dream” by Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton – book review
Jun 2013
10:
An interview with John D Burns, outdoor blogger and Aleister Crowley playwright
Jun 2013
9:
The Ascent of Cairn Toul and a crossing of the Braeriach Plateau
Jun 2013
8:
Backpacking from Blair Atholl to Aviemore
May 2013
31:
I’m off on an adventure!
May 2013
29:
New interview on Jonathan Hill’s blog
May 2013
28:
New short fiction competition hosted by Michael Brookes
May 2013
23:
New article published on UKHillwalking.com
May 2013
22:
First look – EVEREST: THE FIRST ASCENT by Harriet Tuckey
May 2013
14:
Avalanche by moonlight
May 2013
10:
The Chomolungma Diaries by Mark Horrell
May 2013
6:
A different kind of Kindle promotion: the well-timed price drop
May 2013
5:
“The Only Genuine Jones” is 79p on Kindle for a limited time only
May 2013
4:
The mountains of my life – Castor, my first Alpine peak
May 2013
1:
Work underway on “Forbes’ Challenge”
Apr 2013
29:
The ugly side of climbing and mountaineering culture
Apr 2013
26:
Climbing with an Alpenstock
Apr 2013
22:
The mountains of my life – Stob Ban, my first Munro
Apr 2013
16:
Recent reviews for “Crowley’s Rival”
Apr 2013
11:
Amazon deleting reviews – the plot thickens
Apr 2013
7:
The mountains of my life – Tryfan
Apr 2013
3:
TGO magazine reviews “The Only Genuine Jones”
Apr 2013
1:
New research regarding Scotland’s Yeti legend
Mar 2013
28:
“The Only Genuine Jones” gets an amazing review from MyOutdoors
Mar 2013
25:
More webcams in the hills: an answer to the mountain safety question?
Mar 2013
24:
The mountains of my life – Bowfell
Mar 2013
21:
Exclusive book extract on UKClimbing.com
Mar 2013
18:
An interview with Jamie Hageman, mountain and landscape artist
Mar 2013
14:
An interview with Nick Livesey, mountain photographer
Mar 2013
11:
An interview with Gordon Stainforth, author of FIVA
Mar 2013
10:
Scottish winter climbing: the future
Mar 2013
7:
Hosting an indie book launch event
Mar 2013
5:
“What about the next book?”
Mar 2013
5:
And the winner is…
Mar 2013
4:
Last day of “The Only Genuine Jones” Goodreads giveaway
Mar 2013
2:
To look but not to touch – Glen Coe at its finest
Feb 2013
28:
My first book launch (spoiler: a success!)
Feb 2013
26:
“Crowley’s Rival” is free on Kindle until Thursday
Feb 2013
25:
“How can I get hold of a paperback copy of OGJ?”
Feb 2013
22:
All is ready for the book launch
Feb 2013
20:
Pre-orders now being taken for “The Only Genuine Jones” paperback edition
Feb 2013
19:
The war on mountain freedom is still raging
Feb 2013
17:
The ascent of the Pinnacle Face: anatomy of a near-disaster
Feb 2013
14:
The freedom of the hills is under threat
Feb 2013
13:
392 years ago in a snow-swept Scottish glen…
Feb 2013
13:
Mask of the Macabre by David Haynes
Feb 2013
10:
BBC Radio Scotland interview: the response
Feb 2013
8:
New monthly mailing list – and some publicity
Feb 2013
5:
Win a signed copy of “The Only Genuine Jones!”
Feb 2013
4:
The Great Stink by Clare Clark: book review
Feb 2013
2:
Running an ad on Goodreads: my experience
Feb 2013
1:
A sneak preview of Alpine Dawn, my work in progress
Jan 2013
28:
Drabble #2: “Second Flight”
Jan 2013
28:
Scottish photoshoot – the author in his natural environment
Jan 2013
27:
OGJ paperback launch: T minus one month and counting
Jan 2013
26:
Drabble #1: “First Flight”
Jan 2013
25:
The Beinn Fhada ridge, Glencoe
Jan 2013
23:
BBC Out of Doors interview on location in Glencoe
Jan 2013
19:
Rest In Peace
Jan 2013
19:
A night on the mountain
Jan 2013
16:
The 2nd FeedARead copy is here–and a possible challenge
Jan 2013
14:
Recent stunning reviews for “The Only Genuine Jones”
Jan 2013
13:
Book launch poster
Jan 2013
12:
An update on my progress with FeedARead
Jan 2013
9:
Equipment for Victorian climbers: puttees
Jan 2013
7:
Now reading: THE GREAT STINK by Clare Clark
Jan 2013
5:
Sherlock Holmes and Young Winston: The Deadwood Stage by Mike Hogan (book review)
Jan 2013
3:
Facts and the historical novelist
Dec 2012
31:
End of year update on “Alpine Dawn”
Dec 2012
28:
“The Only Genuine Jones” paperback launch event, Feb 27th, Glencoe
Dec 2012
26:
A Mountain Writer’s Christmas
Dec 2012
24:
Merry Christmas!
Dec 2012
21:
The Only Genuine Jones is on special offer for 99p!
Dec 2012
20:
Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes: book review
Dec 2012
19:
The first ever paperback copy of my first novel is here
Dec 2012
19:
Crowley’s Rival is now available on Amazon Kindle
Dec 2012
18:
My experience so far with FeedARead print on demand publishing
Dec 2012
16:
Looking back on 2012 from an author’s perspective
Dec 2012
14:
Maurice Herzog, Himalayan pioneer, 1919 – 2012
Dec 2012
13:
This website is undergoing a redesign
Dec 2012
12:
Crowley’s Rival will be available from the 19th of December
Dec 2012
10:
The Ice World
Dec 2012
7:
Now reading: Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes
Dec 2012
6:
The Last Mountain by Malcolm Havard: book review
Dec 2012
5:
Oscar Eckenstein: the first true innovator of climbing equipment?
Dec 2012
3:
Paperback covers for print on demand with FeedARead
Dec 2012
2:
Mountain inns and communities: worlds apart
Nov 2012
30:
The writer’s relationship with landscape
Nov 2012
28:
“Crowley’s Rival” takes shape. Plus: cover designs!
Nov 2012
23:
“We should think about turning back.”
Nov 2012
21:
Autumn snowcraft on Stob Coire nan Lochan
Nov 2012
20:
An aquatic scramble on the north face of Aonach Dubh
Nov 2012
18:
“Breaching the Fortress” by Harold Raeburn: a companion article to OGJ
Nov 2012
17:
“The Only Genuine Jones” is now available on Kobo books
Nov 2012
14:
A few more illustrations
Nov 2012
12:
Illustrating the paperback edition
Nov 2012
11:
Ninety-four years ago…
Nov 2012
10:
New Crowley/Jones story in progress
Nov 2012
8:
A selection of recent reviews
Nov 2012
7:
Winter of the World by Ken Follett: book review
Nov 2012
6:
The Central Gully of Bidean nam Bian
Nov 2012
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New guest blog post: Growing up with Mountains
Nov 2012
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The second week: growing enthusiasm, and short stories to look forward to
Nov 2012
2:
The Mountaineer’s Library
Oct 2012
31:
The poster campaign begins
Oct 2012
29:
The First Week
Oct 2012
27:
Contrast
Oct 2012
26:
The Only Genuine Jones now available in all major ebook formats
Oct 2012
25:
North Wall by Roger Hubank: book review
Oct 2012
23:
The paperback version and beyond
Oct 2012
22:
Launch day: from bottom of the pile to bestseller in the mountaineering category
Oct 2012
21:
My book is now available on Amazon Kindle
Oct 2012
19:
The countdown is almost over
Oct 2012
18:
Some ambience and atmosphere to get you in the mood for the book launch
Oct 2012
16:
New article published on UKClimbing.com
Oct 2012
15:
The writer’s notebook(s)
Oct 2012
13:
The final sprint
Oct 2012
11:
Keeping the enthusiasm burning: seven years in retrospect
Oct 2012
6:
The 21st draws closer!
Oct 2012
1:
The stories will never come to an end: a celebration of humanity in the mountains
Sep 2012
24:
Historical climbing re-enactment on Countryfile
Sep 2012
21:
One month until OGJ arrives on Kindle
Sep 2012
18:
Book trailer now out!
Sep 2012
15:
The Only Genuine Jones: Frequently Asked Questions
Sep 2012
14:
October the 21st: a date to put in your diary
Sep 2012
12:
Autumn: my most productive time of year
Sep 2012
8:
In our September…
Sep 2012
6:
My views on the new Kindle Paperwhite
Sep 2012
5:
Progress report on OGJ
Sep 2012
3:
Review: Echoes: One Climber’s Hard Road to Freedom
Aug 2012
28:
The creation of the Kindle Edition of “The Only Genuine Jones”
Aug 2012
23:
Technology for writers, a second look
Aug 2012
22:
Blurb and pitching woes
Aug 2012
20:
The quest for the sublime in the Alps
Aug 2012
16:
Review: A Lakeland Climbing Pioneer: John Wilson Robinson of Whinfell Hall
Aug 2012
13:
Editing, writing, and writing about editing and writing
Aug 2012
7:
Work begins on ‘Alpine Dawn’
Aug 2012
5:
Review: Curiosities of London Life
Aug 2012
4:
A writer’s holiday in Snowdonia
Jul 2012
25:
Aerial views of London from 1891
Jul 2012
24:
Review: FIVA: An Adventure That Went Wrong
Jul 2012
23:
Social media update
Jul 2012
21:
Review: Hazard’s Way
Jul 2012
19:
It’s time to write a blurb
Jul 2012
18:
I have a cover design!
Jul 2012
17:
Some thoughts on constructing a plot
Jul 2012
14:
Switzerland (oh to be there in the summer!)
Jul 2012
13:
Review: The Living Mountain
Jul 2012
10:
Five years since work began on OGJ
Jul 2012
9:
And once again I face the red pen of doom (aka. the mss has been sent for editing)
Jul 2012
8:
Review: The Silver Dark Sea by Susan Fletcher
Jul 2012
7:
I am making progress
Jul 2012
5:
Review: Let’s Get Digital: How To Self-Publish, And Why You Should
Jul 2012
5:
Exciting new book release
Jul 2012
4:
New design
Jul 2012
3:
The first step
Jul 2012
1:
One decade later …
May 2012
20:
The post-PC, post-print revolution, and how it affects writers
May 2012
14:
Something a little different
Apr 2012
30:
A gold mine
Apr 2012
19:
The boundary between research and prewriting
Apr 2012
12:
Terra Incognita
Apr 2012
10:
Rejection letter
Apr 2012
2:
Words of wisdom from Professor James Forbes
Mar 2012
28:
Writerly thoughts for the day
Mar 2012
24:
Review: The History Of Pendennis
Mar 2012
24:
The ice axe as a symbol
Mar 2012
22:
The next step
Mar 2012
15:
First thoughts on the Amazon Kindle
Mar 2012
15:
First post in over three years
Oct 2008
22:
Winter Mountaineering – a tale to make you laugh!
Oct 2008
17:
Curved Ridge
Oct 2008
9:
A traditional day out
Sep 2008
28:
I’m in Glencoe!
Sep 2008
3:
The New Plan in motion!
Jul 2008
27:
Pollux South-West Ridge (AD)
Jul 2008
24:
Mont Blanc du Tacul, 4248m, NW Face (Normal Route)
Jul 2008
20:
Our first route of the season
Jul 2007
18:
Expedition report … warning: lengthy!
Jul 2007
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