Lunch at Corrimony January 15, 2013johndburns I took my primus stove for a walk last Sunday, the weather forecast having dramatically changed for the worse and ruling out the [...]
George Mallory – One man play December 27, 2012johndburns I’ve been reading a lot about the earliest attempts on Everest and particularly about George Mallory. I think it would make a great [...]
Mountaineering a unique link to our primeval past? December 25, 2012johndburns Last weekend I was alone in the Scottish mountains. At one point I was high on a narrow ridge of windblown snow with [...]
Adventures with a Primus stove December 5, 2012johndburns Here, glorious full colour sound is my audio podcast about making soup on a primus stove. The outcome is, unintentionally funny but only [...]
Treasure in the Hills December 3, 2012johndburns Every now and again life just goes pear shaped. It happens on a fairly regular basis for me and I’ve no reason to [...]
Enter the Dragon November 5, 2012johndburns Something very odd happened this weekend, the sales executive (Shop assistant) in my local climbing store persuaded me not to buy something. In [...]
Mountains in the Mind October 28, 2012johndburns 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 [...]
Look Back in Anger – The Pennine Way October 23, 2012johndburns “We’re going to the pub!” Mr Jones stated with unusual vehemence, standing outside the tent on the small Highland campsite. “Oh yes,” I [...]
Walk Like a Ninja October 10, 2012johndburns 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 [...]