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The Atholl Expedition is finally here on Kindle – please share!

THE ATHOLL EXPEDITION(Alpine Dawn Book I)By Alex Roddie Introducing James Forbes in the quest for Scotland’s last glacier. SCOTLAND, 1847. Convalescence doesn’t suit Professor Forbes. When one of his former students appears exhausted at his door, telling stories of bloodthirsty gamekeepers and a mythical glacier in

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The Atholl Expedition will launch on Christmas Eve

The Atholl ExpeditionAdd it to your Goodreads shelf nowGood news, folks – I have a solid launch date for my new title! The Atholl Expedition will launch on Christmas Eve, exclusively on Kindle at first although I am hard at work on a paperback edition. I’m also evaluating the possibility

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The Only Genuine Jones Christmas sale – now 77p on Kindle

If you haven’t yet read my first novel, The Only Genuine Jones, now is your best chance to snap it up! I’m running a 77p sale for the Kindle edition over the Christmas period. Click here to buy your copy now.

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Mountain Classics – Scrambles Amongst the Alps by Edward Whymper

Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69by Edward Whymper This series of articles showcases gems of mountain literature, both established classics and more esoteric titles. If you read only one book on the golden age of Alpine mountaineering, make it this one. Edward Whymper’s epic tale of his

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Every author needs a support team

They say writing is a lonely business. The meat of the work is conducted at your desk, alone: an introverted process of extracting ideas from the recesses of your mind and hammering them into some form others can understand and enjoy. The reality, of course, is very different. Writing can

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19th century glacier travel – a brief analysis

Before the summits of the Alps could be reached, terrain arguably more hazardous than the upper slopes themselves – and certainly less predictable – had to be negotiated. A frozen raiment guards the greatest peaks of the world, and two centuries ago this mantle of ice extended deeper into the valleys than

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Book Spotlight – The Summits of Modern Man by Peter Hansen

The Summits of Modern Man: Mountaineering After the Enlightenment by Peter H. Hansen I have a confession to make. The author of this book was kind enough to send me a review copy some time ago, but it has been a busy summer and I’ve only recently got round

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The Atholl Expedition – introducing illustrations by Catherine Speakman

I drew my own illustrations for The Only Genuine Jones, but The Atholl Expedition is an entirely different project and I had a very specific look in mind for the artwork. Classic Alpine mountaineering books like Scrambles Amongst the Alps and The Playground of Europe are brought to life by

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How to turn an Android phone into a dedicated GPS device

Please note: this article was published in 2013 and may now be out of date. This blog post is for my readers who enjoy the British mountains (that’s the bulk of you!) Over the past few years I have enjoyed many trips into the hills with an Android smartphone,

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Featured on The Gear – a great new website for outdoor enthusiasts

As outdoor enthusiasts we value objective, real-world recommendations on gear when looking to make a purchase. There are plenty of sites out there devoted to advertising outdoor gear, but all too often it isn’t clear if the site was paid to advertise an item or if it has been