Archive

Dec 2024

16: Unplugged #4: An early winter season missed, off the map, and adventure with purpose

Dec 2024

9: Unplugged #3: The Dundee Mountain Film Festival, an expanded analogue environment, and returning to the ice

Dec 2024

2: Unplugged #2: the Kendal Mountain Festival, conserving energy, and something in the darkness to believe in

Dec 2024

1: Why am I receiving two copies of posts in my inbox?

Dec 2024

1: Building Alpenglow Journal: putting the idea on ice, and where I'm going from here

Nov 2024

28: Something in the darkness to believe in

Nov 2024

17: Unplugged #1: solitary bothy nights, unlocking the winter mountains, and finite FTW

Nov 2024

17: I think Bluesky is a trap

Nov 2024

6: Aline: our creative community in the outdoors

Nov 2024

4: A mountain before breakfast

Oct 2024

28: Bits and pieces: latest published work, plus thoughts on moving to a weekly newsletter

Oct 2024

25: Sidetracked Volume 31: Closer to Nature, and thoughts on steadiness of purpose in media

Oct 2024

20: Winter Colour: an OWPG highly commended photo set

Oct 2024

18: Páramo: building blocks for the future

Oct 2024

9: Fragments from the journey home

Oct 2024

5: 'So how are things actually, Alex?'

Sep 2024

30: First steps in medium-format film photography

Aug 2024

4: Ten years as a professional writer and editor

Jul 2024

18: Postcards from Morocco

Jun 2024

24: Building Alpenglow Journal: a new type of outdoor publication

Jun 2024

21: Sidetracked Volume 30: the Art of the Journey, and a look back at a decade in print

Jun 2024

20: Elements: a look back at Sidetracked magazine's first festival

Jun 2024

19: Mountain Style: the first illustrated history of British outdoor clothing

May 2024

22: 'Embracing constraints taught me to love them'

May 2024

20: Highs and lows from a winter of outdoor gear testing: spooky summit camps, exploding stoves, and more

May 2024

17: Two upcoming events for outdoor writers, photographers, and creators

May 2024

7: Seek the mayglow while you can, for it is fleeting

Apr 2024

14: Perthshire, March, Kodak cine film

Apr 2024

13: Something I should have done years ago: ALCS (plus nebulous thoughts about writing as a lifelong vocation)

Apr 2024

6: What survives in the record: a Glen Coe hill day from 15 years ago today

Mar 2024

31: Some phone pictures from a sunny hill weekend (and a few thoughts on photo note-taking)

Mar 2024

30: Maybe the web used to be better than it is now

Mar 2024

29: The magic of cine film

Mar 2024

28: The long microseason tail of a fantastic winter

Mar 2024

12: Recently published work: Sidetracked, The Great Outdoors, Outdoor Focus

Jan 2024

26: The Apple Macintosh at 40 – and my own Mac history at 24

Jan 2024

2: 2023 in review

Dec 2023

29: My top images of 2023 – and a year with the Leica M3

Dec 2023

10: Your annual reminder that my books make excellent presents

Nov 2023

26: The Second Chance

Nov 2023

24: Creative Freedom with the John Muir Trust

Nov 2023

23: Dispatches from Kendal Mountain Festival 2023

Oct 2023

11: An overnighter in the Cairngorms with David Lintern

Oct 2023

6: The Sidetracked Creators Tour 2023

Sep 2023

29: The photos that didn't make it into Wanderlust British & Irish Isles

Sep 2023

24: Generative AI will not make you a better writer – it will destroy creative writing as a way of expressing the human experience

Sep 2023

18: The late 2023 social media burnout

Aug 2023

24: My first two rolls of Kodak Vision3 250D

Aug 2023

24: My next book is available to pre-order

Aug 2023

19: Home scanning 35mm film, the quest for cheaper analogue photography, and bringing the past back to life

Jul 2023

20: An idea has come out of nowhere

Jul 2023

7: Threads: first impressions and thoughts about the future of the new app

Jun 2023

15: Embracing the Creativity of the Unknown

May 2023

14: A fastpacking circuit in the Cairngorms

May 2023

8: Scotland: the first two months

Apr 2023

10: Postcards from the Dartmoor Way

Apr 2023

9: The stories that must be written

Mar 2023

8: Home...

Mar 2023

2: A first walk in my local hills after the move to Scotland

Feb 2023

26: Operation Move to Scotland is go

Feb 2023

21: Join me for a free online talk about long-distance walking this Thursday

Feb 2023

4: A return to the Suffolk Sandlings, and some thoughts on photography and memory

Jan 2023

23: Ten years ago: winter climbing in Glen Coe with the equipment of the pioneers

Jan 2023

22: What I've been reading lately: the Dartmoor Debacle, putting the photo first, smartphone navigation, and the problem with AI

Jan 2023

14: Lincolnshire gothic: a walk through the Croftmarsh

Jan 2023

11: A bit of bother on Barf – or, when smartphone mountain navigation gets complicated

Jan 2023

1: 2022 in review: looking back at a Big Year for my adventure, photography, writing, and a lot more

Dec 2022

16: What I've been reading lately: 16th of December 2022

Nov 2022

30: Last months in Lincolnshire

Nov 2022

26: Personal connections, a season for repairs, and my grandfather's watch

Nov 2022

22: Welcome to the new blog!

Jul 2022

9: Attitudes and Altitude: a new Sidetracked project, and a journey across the Alps

Aug 2021

21: Twenty years as a writer: a first look at The Farthest Shore

Aug 2021

16: A Highland book launch for The Farthest Shore

Aug 2021

4: The End of Winter: hiking the Cape Wrath Trail in February 2019

Jul 2021

24: Recent radio and podcast appearances

Jul 2021

17: Features in the August 2021 issue of The Great Outdoors

Jul 2021

11: The Meaning of Adventure: Hiking the Haute Route Pyrenees

Jul 2021

7: The Farthest Shore is available to pre-order – 20% off signed copies

Jul 2021

3: Wildlife photography highlights, June 2021

Jun 2021

27: Recent odds and ends

Jun 2021

6: Wildlife photography highlights, May 2021

Jun 2021

4: The Light of Unmediated Experience: an interview with Freedom Matters

May 2021

20: A cover design for The Farthest Shore

May 2021

1: Wildlife photography highlights, April 2021

Apr 2021

3: Wildlife photography highlights, March 2021

Apr 2021

1: Field Notes – Isolation and Connection, a journey through Knoydart

Mar 2021

29: Are we being good role models for wild camping?

Mar 2021

28: Introducing The Pinnacle

Mar 2021

21: What I’ve been reading this week, 21 March 2021

Mar 2021

20: A Year with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

Mar 2021

14: The Farthest Shore – a few publishing updates

Mar 2021

14: What I’ve been reading this week, 14 March 2021

Mar 2021

7: What I’ve been reading this week, 7 March 2021

Feb 2021

28: What I’ve been reading this week, 28 February 2021

Feb 2021

27: My first issue of Sidetracked magazine as editor: a learning curve, ice bears, and that Gucci cover

Feb 2021

21: What I’ve been reading this week, 21 February 2021

Feb 2021

13: What I’ve been reading this week, 13 February 2021

Feb 2021

6: Review: Thrunotes waterproof hiking notebooks

Jan 2021

31: What I’ve been reading this week, 31 January 2021

Jan 2021

17: What I’ve been reading this week, 17 January 2020

Jan 2021

9: What I’ve been reading this week, 9 January 2020

Dec 2020

31: Nature Notes: my last walk of 2020 through Gunby Park

Dec 2020

24: My top images of 2020

Dec 2020

21: 2020 in review: surviving shocks, new projects, and yearning for the heights

Dec 2020

20: What I’ve been reading this week, 20 December 2020

Dec 2020

12: Nature Notes: selected landscape photography, autumn 2020

Dec 2020

12: What I’ve been reading this week, 12 December 2020

Dec 2020

10: Signed copies of Wanderlust Europe available for a short time

Dec 2020

5: What I’ve been reading this week, 5 December 2020

Nov 2020

29: ‘The silence roared in our ears’: a selection of quotes from Hell of a Journey by Mike Cawthorne

Nov 2020

28: Outdoor publishing, Europe’s best hiking, the camera I use in the hills, and more: in conversation on YouTube with the Outdoors Station

Nov 2020

28: What I’ve been reading this week, 28 November 2020

Nov 2020

21: Live on YouTube with the Outdoors Station, Wed 25 November 2020 at 19.00 GMT

Nov 2020

21: What I’ve been reading this week, 21 November 2020

Nov 2020

15: What I’ve been reading this week, 15 November 2020

Nov 2020

7: What I’ve been reading this week, 7 November 2020

Oct 2020

31: When Glen Coe resembled the Himalaya

Oct 2020

31: What I’ve been reading this week, 31 October 2020

Oct 2020

26: Make a difference for wild places with Wanderlust Europe, Alex Roddie, Chris Townsend, and the John Muir Trust

Oct 2020

24: What I’ve been reading this week, 24 October 2020

Oct 2020

24: Sidetracked Vol. 19 shipping now

Oct 2020

23: Five-minute storm

Oct 2020

11: What I’ve been reading this week, 11 October 2020

Oct 2020

6: Wanderlust Europe now available on sale from Sidetracked

Oct 2020

3: What I’ve been reading this week, 3 October 2020

Sep 2020

30: A Test of Mettel

Sep 2020

28: Nature Notes: wildlife photography, summer 2020

Sep 2020

26: What I’ve been reading this week, 26 September 2020

Sep 2020

25: Field notes: the Mercantour Traverse, Maritime Alps

Sep 2020

20: What I’ve been reading this week, 20 September 2020

Sep 2020

15: Introducing Wanderlust Europe: Europe’s best trails

Aug 2020

29: What I’ve been reading this week, 29 August 2020

Aug 2020

16: Writing (two) books during the pandemic

Aug 2020

15: What I’ve been reading this week, 15 August 2020

Aug 2020

8: What I’ve been reading this week, 8 August 2020

Jul 2020

25: What I’ve been reading this week, 25 July 2020

Jul 2020

19: Nature notes: recent nature and wildlife photography, 18 July 2020

Jul 2020

18: What I’ve been reading this week, 18 July 2020

Jul 2020

12: What I’ve been reading this week, 12 July 2020

Jul 2020

4: Nature notes: this week’s nature and wildlife photography, 4 July 2020

Jul 2020

4: What I’ve been reading this week, 4 July 2020

Jun 2020

28: Nature notes: this week’s nature and wildlife photography, 28 June 2020

Jun 2020

27: What I’ve been reading this week, 27 June 2020

Jun 2020

21: Nature notes: this week’s nature and wildlife photography, 21 June 2020

Jun 2020

21: What I’ve been reading this week, 21 June 2020

Jun 2020

14: Nature notes: this week’s nature photography, 14 June 2020

Jun 2020

14: What I’ve been reading this week, 14 June 2020

Jun 2020

7: Nature Notes: this week’s nature photography, 7 June 2020

Jun 2020

7: What I’ve been reading this week, 7 June 2020

May 2020

30: Nature notes: Latest wildlife photography, May 2020

May 2020

30: What I’ve been reading this week, 30 May 2020

May 2020

23: Field notes: Back to Basics in Torridon

May 2020

23: What I’ve been reading this week, 23 May 2020

May 2020

16: What I’ve been reading this week, 16 May 2020

May 2020

10: What I’ve been reading this week, 10 May 2020

May 2020

9: The voices of birds: a greening of lockdown

May 2020

7: The gear that I would have taken on the 2020 TGO Challenge

May 2020

3: What I’ve been reading this week, 3 May 2020

Apr 2020

26: Book spotlight: Wild Light: Scotland’s Mountain Landscapes by Craig Aitchison

Apr 2020

25: What I’ve been reading this week, 25 April 2020

Apr 2020

18: What I’ve been reading this week, 18 April 2020

Apr 2020

11: How you can help support outdoor writers during the Coronavirus pandemic

Apr 2020

11: What I’ve been reading this week, 11 April 2020

Apr 2020

4: What I’ve been reading this week, 4 April 2020

Mar 2020

28: What I’ve been reading this week, 28 March 2020

Mar 2020

27: Coronavirus and the outdoors – an apology, and a way forward

Mar 2020

21: The outdoor community needs to change its messaging regarding the coronavirus pandemic, and right now

Mar 2020

21: What I’ve been reading this week, COVID-19 special

Mar 2020

16: Pinnacle Editorial COVID-19 status update

Mar 2020

13: What I’ve been reading this week, 13 March 2020

Mar 2020

12: Talk at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, 20 March 2020, cancelled

Feb 2020

28: What I’ve been reading this week, 28 February 2020

Feb 2020

21: What I’ve been reading this week, 21 February 2020

Feb 2020

15: What I’ve been reading this week, 15 February 2020

Feb 2020

11: Upcoming talk: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, 20 March 2020

Feb 2020

8: Local woodland damage – an update

Feb 2020

8: What I’ve been reading this week, 8 February 2020

Feb 2020

6: A Walk in the Woods – hiking Norway’s Jotunheimstien

Jan 2020

31: What I’ve been reading this week, 31 January 2020

Jan 2020

30: My features in the March 2020 issue of TGO magazine

Jan 2020

24: What I’ve been reading this week, 24 January 2020

Jan 2020

17: What I’ve been reading this week, 17 January 2020

Jan 2020

16: Images from a local wood that is being destroyed

Jan 2020

10: What I’ve been reading this week, 10 January 2020

Jan 2020

7: Book review: Rebirding – Rewilding Britain and its Birds by Benedict Macdonald

Jan 2020

3: What I’ve been reading this week, 3 January 2020

Jan 2020

1: Wild perspectives: a twilight nature encounter at Snipe Dales

Dec 2019

22: My top ten wild camps of 2019

Dec 2019

22: 2019 in review: long-distance trails, avoiding burnout, and planting seeds for the future

Dec 2019

20: What I’ve been reading this week, 20 December 2019

Dec 2019

17: Book review: Another Peak – Everest is not the only summit by Alex Staniforth

Dec 2019

14: An afternoon of bird photography at Gibraltar Point

Dec 2019

13: What I’ve been reading this week, 13 December 2019

Dec 2019

12: TGO Challenge 2020 route submitted for vetting

Dec 2019

11: Skills guide: Planning off-path routes

Dec 2019

8: A pillaged ecology in the Scottish Highlands: ‘I am angry beyond words’

Dec 2019

6: What I’ve been reading this week, 6 December 2019

Dec 2019

5: Pinnacle Editorial is fully booked until summer 2020

Dec 2019

3: A Single Moment: Alpine Bivouac

Nov 2019

29: What I’ve been reading this week, 29 November 2019

Nov 2019

22: What I’ve been reading this week, 22 November 2019

Nov 2019

20: My photography – November 2019

Nov 2019

15: What I’ve been reading this week, 15 November 2019

Nov 2019

14: Down the Rabbit Hole with James Roddie and Mike Webster

Nov 2019

1: What I’ve been reading this week, 1 November 2019

Nov 2019

1: Book review: The Big Rounds by David Lintern

Oct 2019

29: The Farthest Shore reading list

Oct 2019

25: What I’ve been reading this week, 25 October 2019

Oct 2019

25: The Blue Hour

Oct 2019

19: What I’ve been reading this week, 19 October 2019

Oct 2019

17: Exciting news – I have signed a book deal with Vertebrate Publishing

Oct 2019

15: Summits & Skylarks

Oct 2019

13: In praise of active reading

Oct 2019

11: What I’ve been reading this week, 11 October 2019

Oct 2019

11: I’m leaving the role of Online Editor at TGO magazine

Oct 2019

7: OWPG Award for Excellence for my TGO magazine feature ‘Summits and Skylarks’

Oct 2019

3: Change is afoot

Oct 2019

1: Top wild camps on the Haute Route Pyrenees

Sep 2019

27: What I’ve been reading this week, 27 September 2019

Sep 2019

27: Lincolnshire hates hikers

Sep 2019

23: The big routes: Langdale Skyline

Sep 2019

20: What I’ve been reading this week, 20 September 2019

Sep 2019

17: Two short extracts from my Pyrenees trail journal

Sep 2019

13: What I’ve been reading this week, 13 September 2019

Sep 2019

13: I’ve entered the 2020 TGO Challenge

Sep 2019

8: Sky Dance by John D. Burns – why this book was my top project for 2019

Sep 2019

8: What I’ve been reading this week, 8 September 2019

Sep 2019

2: Ode to the Samyang 12mm f/2 wide-angle lens

Aug 2019

31: What I’ve been reading this week, 31 August 2019

Aug 2019

24: The Haute Route Pyrenees – a very brief account

Jul 2019

13: Off to see the wizard

Jul 2019

13: What I’ve been reading this week, 13 July 2019

Jul 2019

12: Celebrating five years of Pinnacle Editorial

Jul 2019

5: What I’ve been reading this week, 5 July 2019

Jul 2019

2: My Pinnacle Newsletter now has over 400 members

Jun 2019

28: What I’ve been reading this week, 28 June 2019

Jun 2019

27: Went to mow the meadow

Jun 2019

21: What I’ve been reading this week, 21 June 2019

Jun 2019

18: Observations from the edge of the wood

Jun 2019

14: What I’ve been reading this week, 14 June 2019

Jun 2019

11: The summer 2019 Twitter burnout

Jun 2019

8: What I’ve been reading this week, 8 June 2019

Jun 2019

2: Three lessons I learned by going offline for a month on the Cape Wrath Trail

May 2019

31: What I’ve been reading this week, 31 May 2019

May 2019

30: Paper vs. digital journaling on a long-distance trail

May 2019

24: What I’ve been reading this week, 24 May 2019

May 2019

10: What I’ve been reading this week, 10 May 2019

May 2019

10: Aonach Beag and Ben Nevis, Alpine-style

May 2019

8: Chased by Storms: 113 miles along the Haute Route Pyrenees and GR11 in 2016

May 2019

6: The delicate balance of information and uncertainty in adventure

May 2019

3: What I’ve been reading this week, 3 May 2019

May 2019

3: Haute Route Pyrenees planning: maps, apps, GPX data, and more

Apr 2019

26: What I’ve been reading this week, 26 April 2019

Apr 2019

26: News: Cape Wrath Trail features published

Apr 2019

19: What I’ve been reading this week, 19 April 2019

Apr 2019

14: Haute Route Pyrenees 2019: background and gear

Apr 2019

12: What I’ve been reading this week, 12 April 2019

Apr 2019

5: What I’ve been reading this week, 5 April 2019

Mar 2019

31: Electronics for lightweight and ultralight backpacking

Mar 2019

30: Lessons learned in the search for the perfect backpacking camera

Mar 2019

29: What I’ve been reading this week, 29 March 2019

Mar 2019

22: What I’ve been reading this week, 22 March 2019

Mar 2019

21: World Poetry Day: a poem found at Kearvaig bothy

Mar 2019

16: The Decaying Alps: climate change and glacial retreat in the Playground of Europe

Mar 2019

15: The Cape Wrath Trail(ish) in winter(ish) – a very brief account

Mar 2019

8: What I’ve been reading this week, 8 March 2019

Feb 2019

4: The winter Cape Wrath Trail resupply plan

Feb 2019

1: What I’ve been reading this week, 1 February 2019

Jan 2019

31: Why go offline on the Cape Wrath Trail – and how?

Jan 2019

29: The winter Cape Wrath Trail gear list

Jan 2019

25: What I’ve been reading this week, 25 January 2019

Jan 2019

24: Fighting the mind frazzle: techniques for deep work in a busy month

Jan 2019

22: Added to the website: a ‘now’ page

Jan 2019

18: What I’ve been reading this week, 18 January 2019

Jan 2019

16: Five images from this week’s walks

Jan 2019

15: Smartphone photography for outdoor writers

Jan 2019

12: Bringing back comments on this blog

Jan 2019

11: What I’ve been reading this week, 11 January 2019

Jan 2019

4: What I’ve been reading this week, 4 January 2019

Jan 2019

2: Skills guide: Modernise your mountain navigation

Dec 2018

31: 2018 in review: mountains, editorial work, writing, and more

Dec 2018

21: What I’ve been reading this week, 21 December 2018

Dec 2018

20: My top five images of 2018

Dec 2018

8: The Cape Wrath Trail in winter: seeking silence in the Scottish Highlands

Dec 2018

7: What I’ve been reading this week, 7 December 2018

Nov 2018

30: What I’ve been reading this week, 30 November 2018

Nov 2018

26: Autumnal dreamscapes with the Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm f/2

Nov 2018

24: What I’ve been reading this week, 24 November 2018

Nov 2018

24: The solastalgia of mountaineering

Nov 2018

12: The Poet, embracing infinity

Nov 2018

10: Introducing the Travel Writer’s Field Guide

Nov 2018

10: What I’ve been reading this week, 10 November 2018

Nov 2018

8: New Sidetracked digital feature: No Borders

Nov 2018

2: What I’ve been reading this week, 2 November 2018

Nov 2018

2: Staying safe in early-winter mountain conditions

Oct 2018

27: Why I don’t use blue ink any more

Oct 2018

26: What I’ve been reading this week, 26 October 2018

Oct 2018

19: What I’ve been reading this week, 19 October 2018

Oct 2018

19: For what are mountains waiting?

Oct 2018

17: Trying to take a stand against information overload

Oct 2018

12: What I’ve been reading this week, 12 October 2018

Oct 2018

12: The Alder Trail

Oct 2018

9: Instagram is getting worse

Oct 2018

5: What I’ve been reading this week, 5 October 2018

Oct 2018

5: Published: ‘The Hidden Tracks – Wanderlust off the Beaten Path’

Sep 2018

30: A new Commonplace Book

Sep 2018

30: Keeping the smartphone in its place with iOS 12’s Screen Time feature

Sep 2018

28: What I’ve been reading this week, 28 September 2018

Sep 2018

24: My review of ‘Along the Divide’ by Chris Townsend in the latest issue of TGO

Sep 2018

22: Pure form, freed of all preconceptions

Sep 2018

7: What I’ve been reading this week No.2

Aug 2018

24: What I’ve been reading this week No.1

Aug 2018

21: Eight years today

Aug 2018

20: My work’s appearing in a photo book published next month: The Hidden Tracks

Aug 2018

17: Field notes: Hiking the Jotunheimstien, Norway

Aug 2018

11: Photography on the Trail

Jul 2018

28: Mercantour Traverse gear debrief

Jun 2018

26: Why you should hike the West Highland Way

Jun 2018

20: Trip planning: Mercantour Traverse, July 2018

Jun 2018

14: Lightweight backpacking in the Scottish Highlands: a mini-guide

Jun 2018

4: One-year review: As Tucas Sestrals Quilt

Jun 2018

2: Boredom is impossible when immersed in nature

May 2018

29: Field Notes: the Ardgour-Mull Trail

May 2018

26: The context of place

May 2018

1: What does a book editor do?

Apr 2018

27: Footprints over Ingleborough

Mar 2018

30: A night in Ben Alder Cottage

Mar 2018

29: Forty years of The Great Outdoors

Mar 2018

4: Informal camera comparison: Fujifilm X-Pro2 vs. iPhone SE

Mar 2018

2: Three winter glens in the Cairngorms

Feb 2018

21: Ian Roddie, 1938-2018

Feb 2018

17: Read my feature on Alpine bivouacking in the latest Sidetracked magazine

Feb 2018

4: Learning to shoot slide film in 2018 with Provia 100F

Feb 2018

2: Things I wish I’d known as a new writer

Jan 2018

29: The upgrade trap

Jan 2018

25: In Pursuit of Perfection – the Lochaber Traverse

Jan 2018

20: To hell with Facebook – I’m starting a newsletter instead

Jan 2018

2: Walking 1,500 miles in 2017

Dec 2017

24: My nine top wild camps of 2017

Dec 2017

15: Walk2017 – images from October and November

Dec 2017

6: Availability update: Pinnacle Editorial is fully booked well into 2018, plus a few thoughts on the future

Dec 2017

2: A month away from social media

Dec 2017

1: A roundup of my published outdoor writing in November 2017

Nov 2017

30: Pilgrim’s Progress: a century of development in climbing equipment and technique

Nov 2017

27: NaNoWriMo week three: capitulation

Nov 2017

18: Autumn’s glow

Nov 2017

17: A standing desk experiment

Nov 2017

16: NaNoWriMo – mid-month progress report

Nov 2017

13: The late 2017 site refresh

Nov 2017

8: NaNoWriMo – week one progress report

Oct 2017

31: I’m taking a break from social media in November

Oct 2017

20: Why adventure and outdoor writing is more important than ever before

Oct 2017

15: Walk2017 – images from September

Oct 2017

14: Social media for writers

Oct 2017

13: Why I’ll be attempting NaNoWriMo this year

Oct 2017

8: Switching my Facebook page to Auto mode

Oct 2017

7: Why I prefer shooting with primes

Sep 2017

29: This month’s online writing for The Great Outdoors

Sep 2017

25: A first taste of autumn on my journey towards 1,500 miles #TakeSomeoneOutdoors

Sep 2017

16: Backpacking the Skye Trail

Sep 2017

1: Sidetracked Volume 10 is available for pre-order

Sep 2017

1: The Armchair Mountaineer Wild Writing Competition 2017

Aug 2017

30: Walk2017 – images from June to August

Aug 2017

22: The ultralight experiment of 2017

Aug 2017

12: Review: ÜLA CDT ultralight pack

Aug 2017

11: How to: see and photograph the Perseids ➔

Aug 2017

4: The Haute Route Pyrenees: Field Notes

Jul 2017

8: Preparations for hiking the Jotunheimstien

Jul 2017

6: My new editorial role at TGO Magazine

Jul 2017

2: 14 months with the MLD Trailstar

Jun 2017

29: Hiking the Langdale Skyline – Field Notes

Jun 2017

23: First look: Fujifilm X70. The ultimate backpacker’s camera?

Jun 2017

21: Backpacking in the Alps – a mini-guide

Jun 2017

21: Backpacking gear for sale June 2017

Jun 2017

20: Vecto: the best way to carry water in the backcountry

Jun 2017

16: → New feature: Lightweight Backpacking for Beginners

Jun 2017

13: ViewRanger vs Garmin – I was wrong

Jun 2017

9: A walk through the Fairy Glen, Rosemarkie

Jun 2017

6: Walk2017 – images from May

May 2017

30: Editing TGO Magazine

May 2017

26: Pinnacle Editorial is closed until late June

May 2017

18: Follow-up review: Trailpix ultralight tripod

May 2017

13: Thinking about video

May 2017

9: Field Notes: the West Highland Way

May 2017

5: Walk2017 – images from April

May 2017

2: Hiking the Tour of Monte Rosa

Apr 2017

27: Book spotlight: The Last Hillwalker by John D Burns

Apr 2017

9: ViewRanger is becoming a social network

Apr 2017

5: In the Footsteps of Forbes: how the Alps have changed since 1842

Apr 2017

3: Hands-on: Firepot outdoor food

Apr 2017

1: #Walk2017 – images from miles 200-308

Mar 2017

24: → Review: Lightwave t10 Raid

Mar 2017

23: Hands-on: Trailpix ultralight tripod

Mar 2017

18: Book review: A Mountain Before Breakfast by Alan Rowan

Mar 2017

12: Review: Original Buff multifunctional headwear

Mar 2017

10: Footprints over Ingleborough: field notes

Mar 2017

8: Anthropocene landscapes with the Fujifilm X-Pro2

Feb 2017

28: #Walk2017 – images from the second hundred miles

Feb 2017

24: Taming Facebook

Feb 2017

22: Ten top tips for winter backpacking

Feb 2017

19: Gear notes from a night on the dunes – Tread Lite Gear, Oookworks & more

Feb 2017

18: The final issue of Mountain Pro Magazine

Feb 2017

16: The times when I’ve gone ‘stupid light’

Feb 2017

13: Sidetracked Volume 9 is available to pre-order

Feb 2017

8: Thoughts on summer sleep systems

Feb 2017

5: iOS and the power of perception

Feb 2017

4: Book spotlight: Travelled Far by Keith Foskett

Jan 2017

31: Windslab Wall

Jan 2017

28: #Walk2017 – a photographic study of the first 100 miles

Jan 2017

24: Naeboots on the Cape Wrath Trail

Jan 2017

14: The state of Lightroom Mobile in early 2017

Jan 2017

12: Ben Alder Cottage and the Ossian Munros: Field Notes

Jan 2017

2: New UKHillwalking feature: Three Days in the Cairngorms

Jan 2017

1: Making time for fitness

Dec 2016

31: Part 2 of my interview with the Outdoors Station now live

Dec 2016

24: New podcast available on the Outdoors Station

Dec 2016

22: The wrong side of history

Dec 2016

20: My top photo of 2016

Dec 2016

17: My first year as a SLPOTY entrant

Dec 2016

13: 2016 in review

Dec 2016

12: Digital navigation in TGO Magazine – a response

Dec 2016

9: The Lochaber Traverse in winter – Field Notes

Dec 2016

3: ViewRanger Skyline – first look

Dec 2016

2: The late 2016 site refresh

Nov 2016

26: The Fujinon XF35mm f/2 review

Nov 2016

21: New outdoor articles available to read now

Nov 2016

19: Finding the right one

Nov 2016

13: Backpacking the Alder Trail – a mini-guide

Oct 2016

26: Pausing for breath

Oct 2016

15: The Alder Trail – Field Notes

Oct 2016

13: Further thoughts on iPad photography workflows

Oct 2016

10: News – The Alder Trail in Trail Magazine, and Sidetracked Volume 8

Sep 2016

28: The Making of Mickey Bell by Kellan MacInnes – Book Review

Sep 2016

22: iPad mobile photography workflows in 2016

Sep 2016

18: The Skye Trail – field notes

Sep 2016

15: The Fujifilm X-E1 review

Sep 2016

14: Are trail shoes durable enough?

Sep 2016

3: The most important thing

Aug 2016

16: Icefall by Alex Staniforth – book review

Aug 2016

11: Haute Route Pyrenees gear report

Aug 2016

5: Ulysses 2.6 review

Aug 2016

4: Do wind farms really have no effect on tourism?

Aug 2016

2: Photos from the Pyrenees

Jul 2016

27: HRP/GR 11 Day 12

Jul 2016

25: HRP/GR11 Day 11

Jul 2016

25: HRP/GR11 Day 10

Jul 2016

22: HRP/GR11 Day 9

Jul 2016

21: HRP & GR11 Day 8

Jul 2016

21: HRP Day 7

Jul 2016

20: HRP Day 6

Jul 2016

20: HRP Day 5

Jul 2016

20: HRP Day 4

Jul 2016

17: HRP Day 3

Jul 2016

16: HRP Day 2

Jul 2016

16: HRP Day 1

Jul 2016

15: Book review and interview: Minigrooves by Riccardo Mori

Jul 2016

13: Hiking a section of the Haute Route Pyrenees and GR11

Jul 2016

12: Haute Route Pyrenees gear list

Jul 2016

10: The Locked Web is out on Kindle – plus an easter egg

Jul 2016

7: Book review and interview: Low Fidelity by Riccardo Mori

Jul 2016

1: The Tour of Monte Rosa in TGO Magazine

Jun 2016

23: → Backup systems for travel photography

Jun 2016

23: Lili Marlene and misplaced nostalgia

Jun 2016

21: A summer solstice bivouac amongst the dunes

Jun 2016

20: A new way to follow posts on Alexroddie.com

Jun 2016

20: A Haute Route Pyrenees section hike, summer 2016

Jun 2016

14: Why I’m voting Remain

Jun 2016

10: ➝ Down the rabbit hole

Jun 2016

8: ➝ Smartphones and GPS in the hills

Jun 2016

6: When plans change

Jun 2016

3: Turning Thirty

May 2016

30: Retreat from Jotunheimen

May 2016

26: Gear review: Speedster 30ml meths/alcohol backpacking stove

May 2016

25: Book review: Snow on the Equator by H.W. Tilman

May 2016

24: → Sidetracked Volume Seven is available to pre-order

May 2016

24: → Against the grain

May 2016

23: Freelance editing and writing with the iPad and iOS 9.x

May 2016

21: Adjustments on and off the trail

May 2016

17: The Future Of Trip Reports On This Site

Apr 2016

14: Scotland 2016 gear list and kit decisions

Apr 2016

12: My planned Scottish backpacking route, April – May 2016

Apr 2016

11: I joined the Trailstar club

Apr 2016

9: Spoiler-free review – Life of a Mountain: Blencathra by Terry Abraham

Apr 2016

8: Yorkshire Dales Wild Walk in the latest issue of TGO

Apr 2016

7: New interview in the Spectrum Books Podcast

Apr 2016

2: The silence of the meadows

Mar 2016

31: Photography equipment upgrades for 2016

Mar 2016

29: Availability update for freelance editorial work

Mar 2016

27: Mountain Podcast, Episode 5: The Angel of Camasunary

Mar 2016

25: New Cape Wrath Trail feature in Top Trails

Mar 2016

22: Gear Review: Grivel G1 New Classic crampons

Mar 2016

19: The Lochaber Traverse in winter

Mar 2016

17: Book review and interview: ‘Out There’ by Chris Townsend

Mar 2016

9: Ten years ago, I chose adventure

Mar 2016

2: First look: Out There, the new book by Chris Townsend

Mar 2016

1: Birdwatching at Gibraltar Point

Feb 2016

27: Ordnance Survey print-on-demand mapping: first look

Feb 2016

24: How to photograph the moon

Feb 2016

17: Twitter journalism and mountain tragedy

Feb 2016

14: Spring arrives

Feb 2016

13: Sidetracked Volume Six is here

Feb 2016

9: Going paperless in the hills – how feasible is it?

Feb 2016

7: Thoughts on #RIPTwitter

Feb 2016

7: A few photos from the Ben Alder area

Feb 2016

6: Sidetracked Volume Six is available to pre-order

Jan 2016

31: An exciting new alternate history anthology out now

Jan 2016

28: Plans for a winter backpacking trip to the Ben Alder area

Jan 2016

26: On writing a trilogy, by Gordon Bickerstaff

Jan 2016

25: Review: Mountain Podcast, Episode 3

Jan 2016

24: Book review: the Auto Series by David Wailing

Jan 2016

21: Life on Mars

Jan 2016

19: There will always be gatekeepers

Jan 2016

18: Sad news from Glen Coe – and some perspective

Jan 2016

16: The Poet and the Captain

Jan 2016

13: New feature in latest issue of Mountain Pro Magazine

Jan 2016

11: Reading habits in 2016 and beyond

Jan 2016

9: Review: Merrell All Out Peak trail shoes

Jan 2016

8: A moment in time: November 30th, 2009

Jan 2016

4: Writing effective dialogue in fiction

Jan 2016

3: 2015 in review

Dec 2015

22: Aurora in Lincolnshire

Dec 2015

19: Starting from zero

Dec 2015

15: The next 750 miles

Dec 2015

13: The photos you’ll never look at again

Dec 2015

9: Flooding and the spectre of climate change

Dec 2015

7: A Blizzard on Ben Nevis

Dec 2015

7: Crime and Punishment is here!

Dec 2015

1: Identity

Nov 2015

30: Cold Witness now available on Kindle

Nov 2015

24: ‘Beyond the Wall’ Books One and Two by Lucas Bale launched

Nov 2015

22: A night in the woods

Nov 2015

19: Review: Grisport Peaklander hiking boots

Nov 2015

15: Book spotlight: Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest

Nov 2015

13: Review and interview: Mountain podcast, Episode 1

Nov 2015

8: Mountain Weather UK — hands-on review

Oct 2015

24: ‘Crime and Punishment’ cover reveal

Oct 2015

21: Much ado about Naeboots

Oct 2015

13: Sidetracked Volume Five is here

Oct 2015

12: Book review: Thru-hiking will Break your Heart by Carrot Quinn

Oct 2015

10: Cape Wrath Trail talk for the local Scouts

Oct 2015

8: Lightening the winter load: ice axe and crampons for lightweight backpacking

Oct 2015

7: First look: Grisport Peaklander boots

Oct 2015

4: Book review: Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Oct 2015

1: Book review: One Day as a Tiger by John Porter

Sep 2015

28: Photographing the ‘super blood moon’ total lunar eclipse

Sep 2015

22: The Tour of Monte Rosa gear debrief

Sep 2015

21: Sidetracked Volume Five is available to pre-order

Sep 2015

17: New Cape Wrath Trail feature in TGO magazine October 2015

Sep 2015

12: The Tour of Monte Rosa diaries

Sep 2015

11: Tour of Monte Rosa day 9

Sep 2015

10: Tour of Monte Rosa day 8

Sep 2015

10: Tour of Monte Rosa day 7

Sep 2015

8: Tour of Monte Rosa day 6

Sep 2015

7: Tour of Monte Rosa day 5

Sep 2015

5: Tour of Monte Rosa day 4

Sep 2015

4: Tour of Monte Rosa day 3

Sep 2015

3: Tour of Monte Rosa day 2

Sep 2015

3: Tour of Monte Rosa day 1

Aug 2015

31: The 2015 Festival of Drabbles – calling short fiction writers!

Aug 2015

29: The Tour of Monte Rosa – final preparations

Aug 2015

22: Fujifilm X30 mirrorless compact camera review

Aug 2015

9: Electronics on the trail – what works for me

Aug 2015

5: Preparations for the Tour of Monte Rosa

Aug 2015

4: I tried to recover my hacked Vodafone account and you won’t believe what happened next

Jul 2015

30: The Cape Wrath Trail gear debrief

Jul 2015

27: Welcome to the new site

Jul 2015

25: Major website maintenance in progress

Jul 2015

15: The Cape Wrath Trail days 18 – 20

Jul 2015

9: The Cape Wrath Trail days 15 – 17

Jul 2015

7: Feature on Professor Forbes and alpine glaciers in Mountain Pro Magazine

Jul 2015

6: Book review: Ruin by Harry Manners

Jul 2015

6: The Cape Wrath Trail days 11 – 14

Jul 2015

2: The Cape Wrath Trail days 7 – 10

Jul 2015

1: The Cape Wrath Trail days 4 – 6

Jun 2015

30: The Cape Wrath Trail days 1 – 3

Jun 2015

28: The Cape Wrath Trail diaries

May 2015

31: The adventure begins

May 2015

28: Sidetracked Volume Four is here

May 2015

25: Book review and interview: A Shroud of Night and Tears by Lucas Bale

May 2015

21: Cape Wrath Trail Gear List

May 2015

21: First look: Walking the Border by Ian Crofton

May 2015

14: Backpacking in the Yorkshire Dales

May 2015

5: Ten years ago

May 2015

1: The Tarptent Notch backpacking tent — First Impressions

Apr 2015

27: Book review: Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram

Apr 2015

23: Preparations for the Cape Wrath Trail

Apr 2015

18: Lightweight stoves for backpacking — the alcohol option

Apr 2015

9: A Tour of Kinder Scout

Apr 2015

5: Book review: Moonwalker by Alan Rowan

Apr 2015

1: Character focus: Josette Barbier

Mar 2015

27: Inov-8 Roclite 295 trail shoes — first impressions

Mar 2015

25: Ditching the infinity machine — five months later

Mar 2015

21: Alpine Dawn II — a teaser

Mar 2015

15: The 2015 site refresh — words, mountains, imagination

Mar 2015

13: The Grand Route Forbes — a long-distance hike in the Alps

Mar 2015

12: First look: Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram

Mar 2015

2: No Way Home is out — the best new voices in science fiction

Feb 2015

28: More about Cold Witness, the first story by A. S. Sinclair

Feb 2015

24: The Caplich Wind Farm proposal threatens the wild land of Scotland

Feb 2015

13: Snowshoes on Bynack More

Feb 2015

11: I forgot I was a backpacker

Feb 2015

10: Book review: Rattlesnakes and Bald Eagles by Chris Townsend

Jan 2015

24: Illustrations from after the Alpine golden age

Jan 2015

22: Introducing No Way Home, a speculative fiction anthology

Dec 2014

28: Book review: The Walk Up Nameless Ridge by Hugh Howey

Dec 2014

24: Happy Christmas!

Dec 2014

21: Kindle editions discounted for Christmas

Dec 2014

15: The Atholl Expedition listed in top outdoor literature of 2014

Dec 2014

12: The camera of the Abraham brothers returns to the Lakeland crags

Dec 2014

11: Christmas paperback stock update

Dec 2014

1: The Terror by Dan Simmons — Book Review

Nov 2014

25: I Adhere to the Ethical Author Code

Nov 2014

24: Alpine Dawn II progress report

Nov 2014

22: Your story already exists

Nov 2014

19: The TGO Awards 2014

Nov 2014

16: Helvellyn with Mark Richards — film review

Nov 2014

15: Forty-eight hours at the Lairig Leacach bothy — a typecast

Nov 2014

10: Book review and interview: Defiance by Lucas Bale

Oct 2014

15: Book review and interview: Low Fidelity by Riccardo Mori

Oct 2014

14: Ditching the Infinity Machine — going smartphone-free in the hills

Oct 2014

7: The gift of impermanent permanence

Oct 2014

6: The Atholl Expedition featured in Mountain Pro Magazine

Oct 2014

1: The Atholl Expedition shortlisted for Outdoor Book of the Year Award 2014 — Please Vote!

Sep 2014

25: When’s the next book coming out, Alex?

Sep 2014

24: Thoughts on Kindle Unlimited, KDP Select, and being exclusive to Amazon

Sep 2014

15: Announcing the Pinnacle Editorial Press edition of The Only Genuine Jones

Sep 2014

13: British climbing is changing

Sep 2014

1: How’s the new job going, Alex?

Aug 2014

12: How Not to Self-Publish by Rosen Trevithick — book review

Jul 2014

31: One hundred and fifty years

Jul 2014

27: The Ascent of Sasseneire

Jul 2014

12: Introducing Pinnacle Editorial

Jul 2014

9: I quit the day job

Jul 2014

8: The Heretic by Lucas Bale – book review

Jul 2014

7: Aosta to Evolene – an Alpine journey in the footsteps of Professor Forbes

Jun 2014

26: Three years of work on Alpine Dawn

Jun 2014

14: The Atholl Expedition reviewed in ScotWays newsletter

Jun 2014

8: A return to the Western Alps

May 2014

28: The Great Ridge of Edale

May 2014

10: Last Hours on Everest by Graham Hoyland: book review

Apr 2014

29: Life of a Mountain – Scafell Pike: film review

Apr 2014

12: Returning to places of inspiration

Apr 2014

8: Book Spotlight – Last Hours on Everest by Graham Hoyland

Apr 2014

4: #TheAthollExpedition reviewed by TGO magazine

Mar 2014

31: New online interview with Andrew Mazibrada

Mar 2014

30: A Scottish Winter Season Missed

Mar 2014

25: #TheAthollExpedition Goodreads competition is now closed

Mar 2014

23: Breaking the ice on a new novel – the pilot chapter method

Mar 2014

22: Should George Mallory’s ice axe remain in the UK?

Mar 2014

20: #TheAthollExpedition reviewed by Trail magazine

Mar 2014

18: Scotland’s last glacier … as it appears in the present day!

Mar 2014

13: The Solomon Gordon papers, 1787 – 1789

Mar 2014

9: The Summits of Modern Man by Peter Hansen: Book Review

Feb 2014

27: Winter climbing conditions – how much information is too much?

Feb 2014

25: The Atholl Expedition Goodreads giveaway

Feb 2014

21: Avalanche

Feb 2014

20: #TheAthollExpedition Twitter competition – we have a winner!

Feb 2014

15: George Mallory on Ben Nevis … in 1906!

Feb 2014

13: Win a signed copy of #TheAthollExpedition on Twitter

Feb 2014

9: Featured in the Scottish Sunday Mail today

Feb 2014

8: Planning for success – five years of Glencoe Mountaineer

Feb 2014

4: The Atholl Expedition in paperback – now taking orders

Feb 2014

3: The Mounth Passes by Neil Ramsay and Nate Pedersen: book review

Jan 2014

26: On the threshold of a new dawn

Jan 2014

25: Registration for signed paperback copies of #TheAthollExpedition is now open

Jan 2014

21: Scotland’s last surviving glacier lasted into the 1700s, research shows

Jan 2014

16: Focused writing apps for Windows 8

Jan 2014

13: 1759 – the point of divergence

Jan 2014

11: Mountain Classics – The Mountain Men by Alan Hankinson

Jan 2014

10: Defeated by Lochnagar but inspired by Balmoral

Jan 2014

3: The best Android apps for writers (part two)

Jan 2014

2: The Atholl Expedition Featured on UKHillwalking.com

Dec 2013

31: 2013 – my year in review

Dec 2013

30: The Atholl Expedition in paperback – a work in progress

Dec 2013

26: The Atholl Expedition is off to a great start

Dec 2013

24: The Atholl Expedition is finally here on Kindle – please share!

Dec 2013

22: The Atholl Expedition will launch on Christmas Eve

Dec 2013

21: The Only Genuine Jones Christmas sale – now 77p on Kindle

Dec 2013

12: Mountain Classics – Scrambles Amongst the Alps by Edward Whymper

Dec 2013

11: Every author needs a support team

Dec 2013

8: 19th century glacier travel – a brief analysis

Dec 2013

6: Book Spotlight – The Summits of Modern Man by Peter Hansen

Dec 2013

1: The Atholl Expedition – introducing illustrations by Catherine Speakman

Nov 2013

25: How to turn an Android phone into a dedicated GPS device

Nov 2013

15: Featured on The Gear – a great new website for outdoor enthusiasts

Nov 2013

5: The Atholl Expedition: location photo gallery

Nov 2013

4: The Atholl Expedition moves into beta

Oct 2013

31: The magic of early winter in the Highlands

Oct 2013

24: A plea to reviewers of The Only Genuine Jones

Oct 2013

19: Two months writing with a vintage Mac

Oct 2013

18: I have a rough draft for “The Atholl Expedition”

Oct 2013

17: My first year as a published author

Oct 2013

10: Why I love the 1840s

Oct 2013

7: New review for The Only Genuine Jones

Oct 2013

6: A week of mist and magic in Glen Shiel

Sep 2013

22: I’m off on an adventure

Sep 2013

21: Blog Spotlight: self powered

Sep 2013

17: A cover reveal and title change for my next book

Sep 2013

15: The 2013 #Scotwinter Sweepstakes: we have some winners!

Sep 2013

6: An interview with Terry Abraham, mountain film-maker

Sep 2013

3: Visiting the Grave of Owen Glynne Jones

Aug 2013

28: Work draws to a close on “The Atholl Expedition”

Aug 2013

18: The quest for distraction-free writing

Aug 2013

12: Blog Spotlight: The Mountain’s Silhouette

Aug 2013

9: The best Android apps for writers (part one)

Aug 2013

7: The 2013 #Scotwinter Sweepstakes: place your bets!

Aug 2013

5: The mountains of my life: Ben Nevis

Aug 2013

4: Currently reading: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Jul 2013

25: New interview on The Cult of Me

Jul 2013

24: Lowdown on the Upland of Mar by Joe Dorward: book review

Jul 2013

22: New author interview on the blog of John Burns

Jul 2013

20: Blog spotlight: Glencoe Mountaineer

Jul 2013

16: The Cairngorms in Winter with Chris Townsend – film review

Jul 2013

15: The Only Genuine Jones wins Indie Book of the Day award

Jul 2013

2: The mountains of my life: Aonach Dubh West Face

Jul 2013

1: Character gallery for The Atholl Expedition

Jun 2013

29: Everest – The First Ascent by Harriet Tuckey: book review

Jun 2013

21: A sample scene from “The Atholl Expedition”

Jun 2013

11: “Dare to Dream” by Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton – book review

Jun 2013

10: An interview with John D Burns, outdoor blogger and Aleister Crowley playwright

Jun 2013

9: The Ascent of Cairn Toul and a crossing of the Braeriach Plateau

Jun 2013

8: Backpacking from Blair Atholl to Aviemore

May 2013

31: I’m off on an adventure!

May 2013

29: New interview on Jonathan Hill’s blog

May 2013

28: New short fiction competition hosted by Michael Brookes

May 2013

23: New article published on UKHillwalking.com

May 2013

22: First look – EVEREST: THE FIRST ASCENT by Harriet Tuckey

May 2013

14: Avalanche by moonlight

May 2013

10: The Chomolungma Diaries by Mark Horrell

May 2013

6: A different kind of Kindle promotion: the well-timed price drop

May 2013

5: “The Only Genuine Jones” is 79p on Kindle for a limited time only

May 2013

4: The mountains of my life – Castor, my first Alpine peak

May 2013

1: Work underway on “Forbes’ Challenge”

Apr 2013

29: The ugly side of climbing and mountaineering culture

Apr 2013

26: Climbing with an Alpenstock

Apr 2013

22: The mountains of my life – Stob Ban, my first Munro

Apr 2013

16: Recent reviews for “Crowley’s Rival”

Apr 2013

11: Amazon deleting reviews – the plot thickens

Apr 2013

7: The mountains of my life – Tryfan

Apr 2013

3: TGO magazine reviews “The Only Genuine Jones”

Apr 2013

1: New research regarding Scotland’s Yeti legend

Mar 2013

28: “The Only Genuine Jones” gets an amazing review from MyOutdoors

Mar 2013

25: More webcams in the hills: an answer to the mountain safety question?

Mar 2013

24: The mountains of my life – Bowfell

Mar 2013

21: Exclusive book extract on UKClimbing.com

Mar 2013

18: An interview with Jamie Hageman, mountain and landscape artist

Mar 2013

14: An interview with Nick Livesey, mountain photographer

Mar 2013

11: An interview with Gordon Stainforth, author of FIVA

Mar 2013

10: Scottish winter climbing: the future

Mar 2013

7: Hosting an indie book launch event

Mar 2013

5: “What about the next book?”

Mar 2013

5: And the winner is…

Mar 2013

4: Last day of “The Only Genuine Jones” Goodreads giveaway

Mar 2013

2: To look but not to touch – Glen Coe at its finest

Feb 2013

28: My first book launch (spoiler: a success!)

Feb 2013

26: “Crowley’s Rival” is free on Kindle until Thursday

Feb 2013

25: “How can I get hold of a paperback copy of OGJ?”

Feb 2013

22: All is ready for the book launch

Feb 2013

20: Pre-orders now being taken for “The Only Genuine Jones” paperback edition

Feb 2013

19: The war on mountain freedom is still raging

Feb 2013

17: The ascent of the Pinnacle Face: anatomy of a near-disaster

Feb 2013

14: The freedom of the hills is under threat

Feb 2013

13: 392 years ago in a snow-swept Scottish glen…

Feb 2013

13: Mask of the Macabre by David Haynes

Feb 2013

10: BBC Radio Scotland interview: the response

Feb 2013

8: New monthly mailing list – and some publicity

Feb 2013

5: Win a signed copy of “The Only Genuine Jones!”

Feb 2013

4: The Great Stink by Clare Clark: book review

Feb 2013

2: Running an ad on Goodreads: my experience

Feb 2013

1: A sneak preview of Alpine Dawn, my work in progress

Jan 2013

28: Drabble #2: “Second Flight”

Jan 2013

28: Scottish photoshoot – the author in his natural environment

Jan 2013

27: OGJ paperback launch: T minus one month and counting

Jan 2013

26: Drabble #1: “First Flight”

Jan 2013

25: The Beinn Fhada ridge, Glencoe

Jan 2013

23: BBC Out of Doors interview on location in Glencoe

Jan 2013

19: Rest In Peace

Jan 2013

19: A night on the mountain

Jan 2013

16: The 2nd FeedARead copy is here–and a possible challenge

Jan 2013

14: Recent stunning reviews for “The Only Genuine Jones”

Jan 2013

13: Book launch poster

Jan 2013

12: An update on my progress with FeedARead

Jan 2013

9: Equipment for Victorian climbers: puttees

Jan 2013

7: Now reading: THE GREAT STINK by Clare Clark

Jan 2013

5: Sherlock Holmes and Young Winston: The Deadwood Stage by Mike Hogan (book review)

Jan 2013

3: Facts and the historical novelist

Dec 2012

31: End of year update on “Alpine Dawn”

Dec 2012

28: “The Only Genuine Jones” paperback launch event, Feb 27th, Glencoe

Dec 2012

26: A Mountain Writer’s Christmas

Dec 2012

24: Merry Christmas!

Dec 2012

21: The Only Genuine Jones is on special offer for 99p!

Dec 2012

20: Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes: book review

Dec 2012

19: The first ever paperback copy of my first novel is here

Dec 2012

19: Crowley’s Rival is now available on Amazon Kindle

Dec 2012

18: My experience so far with FeedARead print on demand publishing

Dec 2012

16: Looking back on 2012 from an author’s perspective

Dec 2012

14: Maurice Herzog, Himalayan pioneer, 1919 – 2012

Dec 2012

13: This website is undergoing a redesign

Dec 2012

12: Crowley’s Rival will be available from the 19th of December

Dec 2012

10: The Ice World

Dec 2012

7: Now reading: Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes

Dec 2012

6: The Last Mountain by Malcolm Havard: book review

Dec 2012

5: Oscar Eckenstein: the first true innovator of climbing equipment?

Dec 2012

3: Paperback covers for print on demand with FeedARead

Dec 2012

2: Mountain inns and communities: worlds apart

Nov 2012

30: The writer’s relationship with landscape

Nov 2012

28: “Crowley’s Rival” takes shape. Plus: cover designs!

Nov 2012

23: “We should think about turning back.”

Nov 2012

21: Autumn snowcraft on Stob Coire nan Lochan

Nov 2012

20: An aquatic scramble on the north face of Aonach Dubh

Nov 2012

18: “Breaching the Fortress” by Harold Raeburn: a companion article to OGJ

Nov 2012

17: “The Only Genuine Jones” is now available on Kobo books

Nov 2012

14: A few more illustrations

Nov 2012

12: Illustrating the paperback edition

Nov 2012

11: Ninety-four years ago…

Nov 2012

10: New Crowley/Jones story in progress

Nov 2012

8: A selection of recent reviews

Nov 2012

7: Winter of the World by Ken Follett: book review

Nov 2012

6: The Central Gully of Bidean nam Bian

Nov 2012

5: New guest blog post: Growing up with Mountains

Nov 2012

4: The second week: growing enthusiasm, and short stories to look forward to

Nov 2012

2: The Mountaineer’s Library

Oct 2012

31: The poster campaign begins

Oct 2012

29: The First Week

Oct 2012

27: Contrast

Oct 2012

26: The Only Genuine Jones now available in all major ebook formats

Oct 2012

25: North Wall by Roger Hubank: book review

Oct 2012

23: The paperback version and beyond

Oct 2012

22: Launch day: from bottom of the pile to bestseller in the mountaineering category

Oct 2012

21: My book is now available on Amazon Kindle

Oct 2012

19: The countdown is almost over

Oct 2012

18: Some ambience and atmosphere to get you in the mood for the book launch

Oct 2012

16: New article published on UKClimbing.com

Oct 2012

15: The writer’s notebook(s)

Oct 2012

13: The final sprint

Oct 2012

11: Keeping the enthusiasm burning: seven years in retrospect

Oct 2012

6: The 21st draws closer!

Oct 2012

1: The stories will never come to an end: a celebration of humanity in the mountains

Sep 2012

24: Historical climbing re-enactment on Countryfile

Sep 2012

21: One month until OGJ arrives on Kindle

Sep 2012

18: Book trailer now out!

Sep 2012

15: The Only Genuine Jones: Frequently Asked Questions

Sep 2012

14: October the 21st: a date to put in your diary

Sep 2012

12: Autumn: my most productive time of year

Sep 2012

8: In our September…

Sep 2012

6: My views on the new Kindle Paperwhite

Sep 2012

5: Progress report on OGJ

Sep 2012

3: Review: Echoes: One Climber’s Hard Road to Freedom

Aug 2012

28: The creation of the Kindle Edition of “The Only Genuine Jones”

Aug 2012

23: Technology for writers, a second look

Aug 2012

22: Blurb and pitching woes

Aug 2012

20: The quest for the sublime in the Alps

Aug 2012

16: Review: A Lakeland Climbing Pioneer: John Wilson Robinson of Whinfell Hall

Aug 2012

13: Editing, writing, and writing about editing and writing

Aug 2012

7: Work begins on ‘Alpine Dawn’

Aug 2012

5: Review: Curiosities of London Life

Aug 2012

4: A writer’s holiday in Snowdonia

Jul 2012

25: Aerial views of London from 1891

Jul 2012

24: Review: FIVA: An Adventure That Went Wrong

Jul 2012

23: Social media update

Jul 2012

21: Review: Hazard’s Way

Jul 2012

19: It’s time to write a blurb

Jul 2012

18: I have a cover design!

Jul 2012

17: Some thoughts on constructing a plot

Jul 2012

14: Switzerland (oh to be there in the summer!)

Jul 2012

13: Review: The Living Mountain

Jul 2012

10: Five years since work began on OGJ

Jul 2012

9: And once again I face the red pen of doom (aka. the mss has been sent for editing)

Jul 2012

8: Review: The Silver Dark Sea by Susan Fletcher

Jul 2012

7: I am making progress

Jul 2012

5: Review: Let’s Get Digital: How To Self-Publish, And Why You Should

Jul 2012

5: Exciting new book release

Jul 2012

4: New design

Jul 2012

3: The first step

Jul 2012

1: One decade later …

May 2012

20: The post-PC, post-print revolution, and how it affects writers

May 2012

14: Something a little different

Apr 2012

30: A gold mine

Apr 2012

19: The boundary between research and prewriting

Apr 2012

12: Terra Incognita

Apr 2012

10: Rejection letter

Apr 2012

2: Words of wisdom from Professor James Forbes

Mar 2012

28: Writerly thoughts for the day

Mar 2012

24: Review: The History Of Pendennis

Mar 2012

24: The ice axe as a symbol

Mar 2012

22: The next step

Mar 2012

15: First thoughts on the Amazon Kindle

Mar 2012

15: First post in over three years

Oct 2008

22: Winter Mountaineering – a tale to make you laugh!

Oct 2008

17: Curved Ridge

Oct 2008

9: A traditional day out

Sep 2008

28: I’m in Glencoe!

Sep 2008

3: The New Plan in motion!

Jul 2008

27: Pollux South-West Ridge (AD)

Jul 2008

24: Mont Blanc du Tacul, 4248m, NW Face (Normal Route)

Jul 2008

20: Our first route of the season

Jul 2007

18: Expedition report … warning: lengthy!

Jul 2007

7: Lyskamm

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