Sidetracked
Elements: a look back at Sidetracked magazine's first festival
We did a thing. And, weather and a few logistical issues aside, it was a good thing. The idea first emerged last November. Picture the scene. Kendal Mountain Festival had finished for another year, and team Sidetracked got together for an AGM. Graphs, plans, ambitions – followed by Jenny Tough'
Recently published work: Sidetracked, The Great Outdoors, Outdoor Focus
So far, 2024 has been so hectic that I've barely found time to post on this blog, but a lot has been happening! I thought I'd take this opportunity to post a bit about some of my recently published work. I used to post this stuff
Dispatches from Kendal Mountain Festival 2023
BAM! That's the sound of 2023 zooming past at the speed of sound, walloping me with November and all the craziness that goes with it.
The Sidetracked Creators Tour 2023
Join us for a night of exploration, films, photography, fantastic craft beer, and loads more. Live and onstage.
Embracing the Creativity of the Unknown
Sometimes creativity is a subconscious process, and sometimes it is born in the stresses, beauty and chaos of the wild unknown.
My first issue of Sidetracked magazine as editor: a learning curve, ice bears, and that Gucci cover
Our best issue yet, and my first at the helm, but one not without controversy.
New Sidetracked digital feature: No Borders
My latest digital feature for Sidetracked magazine is special – an essay on life and death, mountains and war, lightning and ethereal beauty. I believe it’s some of the best writing I’ve created in 2018, and you can read it now at sidetracked.com/mercantour-traverse/. All mountains have something
Read my feature on Alpine bivouacking in the latest Sidetracked magazine
Sidetracked Volume 11 is shipping now. This is the eighth issue of this magazine I have personally worked on, but the first I have contributed to as a writer and photographer as well as an editor. Key themes in this issue are humanity, authenticity, and expanding our sphere of experience.
A roundup of my published outdoor writing in November 2017
It’s been a busy month for outdoor writing. I’ve written a number of features for The Great Outdoors – skills pieces, interviews and more – an interview for Sidetracked, and a one-minute mountain for UKHillwalking. I’ve included a couple of notable pieces I’ve posted on this site too.
Sidetracked Volume 10 is available for pre-order
Sidetracked, the peerless adventure travel magazine, has hit Volume 10. The new issue is up for pre-order now. It’s been quite a journey getting to this point. I came on board the team for Volume 4 in early 2015, and since then we have worked with amazing stories and