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Iain Harper, author of the Cicerone guide to the Cape Wrath Trail interviews author Alex Roddie about his new book “The Farthest Shore” about walking the Cape Wrath Trail in winter to disconnect from technology and find peace and solitude on one of Britain’s toughest backpacking trails.
Yikes – has it really been almost a month since my last newsletter?
In conversation with Pip Stewart on paddling the Essequibo River. Written by Alex Roddie // Photography by Jon Williams
A few notes from my book launch
A few thoughts about the long and winding road to the publication of my new book.
n this extract from his new book The Farthest Shore, out on September 2nd, Alex shares some of the pain and joy from the start of his solo winter challenge.
Tickets are now on sale for my book launch in Fort William.
“Genuine silence is rare and special in our hyper-connected era. You might discover something about yourself and the world around you if you take the time to listen.”
Last week I made two appearances on local radio stations. You can listen to them online now. 20 July: BBC Radio Lincolnshire, in conversation with Carla Green (from…
Developing a sense of connection with place
Plenty from me in this month’s issue of TGO.
If I could never tell anyone about this trip, never publish anything about my experience or share any of my photos, would I still put myself through this?