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Book review: Thru-hiking will Break your Heart by Carrot Quinn
Thru-hiking will Break your Heart by Carrot Quinn Let me preface this review by stating that I admire Carrot Quinn tremendously. I have been a reader of her blog since 2014, and have cheered her along every step of the Continental Divide Trail this year. She’s a fantastic blogger
First look: Grisport Peaklander boots
For summer walking and backpacking, I’m a trail shoe sort of person. But what about the cooler months, when thicker socks aren’t enough to keep your feet warm and you might encounter snow and ice? Grisport UK sent me a pair of their Peaklander traditional leather walking boots
Book review: Hyperion by Dan Simmons
HYPERION By Dan Simmons Hyperion is one of those books that has been on my to-read list forever. I’m now an Audible subscriber, so I took the opportunity to listen to the audiobook while hiking the Tour of Monte Rosa in September 2015. Is this classic work of science
Book review: One Day as a Tiger by John Porter
One Day as a Tiger Alex MacIntyre and the birth of fast and light alpinism By John Porter As a student of the history of mountaineering, I’ve wanted to read this book for a while. A chance conversation with David Lintern a few months ago led to him kindly
Book review: Ruin by Harry Manners
Ruin(Book 1 of the Ruin Saga)by Harry Manners Post-apocalyptic fiction is popular at the moment – so popular, in fact, that it takes a great deal for a post-apocalyptic story to stand out from the crowd. We’ve become well aquainted with zombie apocalypses, nuclear apocalypses, and more recently
Book review: Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram
Between the Sunset and the Seaby Simon Ingram It seems that every British hill is on a list of some kind. The Munros, the Corbetts, the Wainwrights – it can be all too easy to get sidetracked by the list itself, perhaps forgetting about the magic of the hills in the
Book review: Moonwalker by Alan Rowan
Moonwalker: Adventures of a midnight mountaineerby Alan Rowan Walking the Munros. This is a time-honoured subject for hillwalking books, and it might be thought that nothing new can be contributed to the topic. Search for books on the Munros and you’ll find everything from detailed guides to memoirs. However,
First look: Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram
A beautiful hardback book landed on my desk this afternoon. Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram (from £13.59) was published today and offers a detailed look at sixteen of the UK’s mountains and hills through prose, history, story, and photography. The mountains are: * Beinn Dearg
Book review: The Walk Up Nameless Ridge by Hugh Howey
The Walk Up Nameless Ridge by Hugh Howey The Walk Up Nameless Ridge is a short story by science fiction writer Hugh Howey, best known for the post-apocalyptic series Wool. Mountaineering fiction is an obscure genre at the best of times so it was with some surprise that I learned
Helvellyn with Mark Richards — film review
HELVELLYN WITH MARK RICHARDSA film by Terry AbrahamWatch the trailer here Terry Abraham has made his name by creating beautiful mountain films, usually doing all the hard work himself — and that means both the filming and the production. His Cairngorms in Winter with Chris Townsend was a visual feast with