Mountaineering a unique link to our primeval past?
Last weekend I was alone in the Scottish mountains. At one point I was high on a narrow ridge of windblown snow with
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Lost on the Hills – A Confession
I wasn’t going to tell you about this but, after giving the matter some thought, I decided that, in the interests of
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Adventures with a Primus stove
Here, glorious full colour sound is my audio podcast about making soup on a primus stove. The outcome is, unintentionally funny but only
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Treasure in the Hills
Every now and again life just goes pear shaped. It happens on a fairly regular basis for me and I’ve no reason to
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Enter the Dragon
Something very odd happened this weekend, the sales executive (Shop assistant) in my local climbing store persuaded me not to buy something. In
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Mountains in the Mind
I’ve been looking at a lot of geo-porn recently. In moments of weakness I’ve been fantasising about what it would be like to
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Look Back in Anger – The Pennine Way
“We’re going to the pub!” Mr Jones stated with unusual vehemence, standing outside the tent on the small Highland campsite. “Oh yes,” I
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One Nil to the Weather
I’ve been a good boy this weekend. I made some wholemeal bread on Saturday, went walking in Glen Affric on Sunday and, if
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Walk Like a Ninja
I have a theory. It may be a bit crackpot but at the end of this little blog I’m sure you’ll agree that
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