Scottish Winter
Our trips for the Scottish Winter season are well underway, and here are some photos from the most recent weekend. The team reported plenty of snow, and they had a […]
Jambo Kilimanjaro
You can’t climb Kilimanjaro without learning at least two words in Swahili; the greeting of ‘Jambo’ (hello), and advice to walk ‘Pole-pole’ (slowly). The cultural experience is amazing, but my […]
Grivel Mountain Runner
Once a year or so we bleat about a new bit of kit, which we feel is significantly innovative or different. We don’t rant and rave about every new item […]
Mountain Training
Last week Ueli Steck smashed the Eiger North Face speed record, climbing it in 2hrs 22mins 50secs. Whilst not everyone can devote even 5% of the time the “Swiss Machine” […]
Willy waving!
You clicked on the title of this post just that bit quickly to be completely innocent! Sorry to disappoint, this is no discussion of nude alti-frolics, but more of a […]
JetForce Airbag
What’s the first word on a skiers lips as they step out of the telepherique for their first off piste line of the day; powder, freshies, gnarly, drop-in’s? The list […]
Spaghetti tour!
If you are looking for a summer climbing trip that is not too technical, but is spent in the mountains and huts all week, then this is the trip for […]
Autumn in the Alps
Don’t worry – this isn’t a bleat about winter being just around the corner, or dreams of pow! The Autumn season in the Alps has seen a good few snowfalls, […]
Tor des Geants
I don’t often write blog posts about personal mountain challenges, but so many of you asked for details, and sent messages of support, so here it is; my brief race […]
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