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New research regarding Scotland’s Yeti legend
I can reveal that previously unpublished research by yours truly has been published regarding Am Fear Liath Mor, the Grey Man of Ben Macdui. For the article summarising my groundbreaking discoveries, please click here: http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=67954
“The Only Genuine Jones” gets an amazing review from MyOutdoors
It’s a little over a month since The Only Genuine Jones was published in paperback form and the reviews are starting to trickle in. The first prominent review is from Dave Mycroft at MyOutdoors, an online news site for the world of hillwalking and mountaineering. I sent Dave a
More webcams in the hills: an answer to the mountain safety question?
It seems that the bad news keeps coming this winter. Thirteen mountaineers have so far lost their lives during the course of the season, and many (if not most) of these incidents have attracted national press coverage. The most recent fatality occurred on Saturday when a 57 year old walker
Exclusive book extract on UKClimbing.com
Over the years I have published a number of articles on the popular UKClimbing.com website. My latest, simply entitled “The Only Genuine Jones”, is an exclusive extract from my book (a scene from Chapter 6, to be precise). In the extract we see how Jones and Elspeth attempt a
An interview with Jamie Hageman, mountain and landscape artist
This is part of a series of interviews with authors, photographers, film-makers, and other creative people who all have one thing in common: a connection with mountaineering culture. Today I would like to welcome mountain artist Jamie Hageman to my blog. His extraordinary paintings are regularly exhibited, and thanks to
An interview with Nick Livesey, mountain photographer
This is part of a series of interviews with authors, photographers, film-makers, and other creative people who all have one thing in common: a connection with mountaineering culture. Today’s interview is with Nick Livesey, a talented mountain photographer who has created some stunning images over the last few years.
An interview with Gordon Stainforth, author of FIVA
Photo from Gordon’s site: http://goo.gl/HQYyT This is the first of a series of interviews with authors, photographers, film-makers, and other creative people who all have one thing in common: a connection with mountaineering culture. Tonight’s interview is with Gordon Stainforth, award-winning author of FIVA: An
Hosting an indie book launch event
In early 2013, I launched my first novel as a paperback. In this article I’d like to talk a little about the process leading up to the launch event, what worked and what didn’t, in the hope that fellow authors might learn something of value. During the planning
“What about the next book?”
This is a question I have been asked several times over the last few days. Unfortunately the answer is far from simple! On Wednesday night at the book launch I dived headlong into a conversation about glaciers and legends and the remarkable books I have read over the last year
And the winner is…
Congratulations to Dan Cashin, winner of my Goodreads giveaway! A signed copy of The Only Genuine Jones will shortly be finding its way to you. Bad luck to all those who didn’t win this time, but the competition did very well: over 400 people entered and my book has