What I’ve been reading this week, 5 October 2018
Tentflix, challenges, ditching podcasts, and more. Outdoors Tentflix: why I vlog and my favourite outdoors channels – this is a great list of UK-oriented outdoor-themed YouTube channels (thanks for listing me too, Robin!). I rarely have time to watch much on YouTube, and go through multi-month spells without creating any videos
Published: ‘The Hidden Tracks – Wanderlust off the Beaten Path’
The Hidden Tracks by Cam Honan (gestalten) has now been published. I received my copy the other day. Why am I telling you this? Because it contains several of my images, captured in 2016 on my section hike of the Haute Route Pyrenees. The book is visually sumptuous, filled with
A new Commonplace Book
For many years I have kept quotes and snippets from everything I’ve read, adopting the ancient technique of the ‘commonplace book’ to facilitate later analysis and interpretation. Until now, I used a haphazard system of text files and index cards, but as my collection has grown I’ve felt
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 September 2018
My first full week back at work after my honeymoon in the Scottish Highlands has been a busy one. Here are some of the more worthwhile web reads I’ve picked up along the way. Outdoors and photography 15 Steps to Help with Depression – Number 1 – Be Aware – An extract
My review of ‘Along the Divide’ by Chris Townsend in the latest issue of TGO
In the October 2018 issue of The Great Outdoors, I review Along the Divide: Walking the Wild Spine of Scotland by Chris Townsend. This is an excellent book, perhaps my favourite from this author: Along the Divide treads that skilful line between serious, important landscape writing and a damned good
Pure form, freed of all preconceptions
You slough off the skin of self, all self-awareness, and are left with pure sensation. Nothing has a name; it is only itself. You look at a tree, and instead of seeing it as an idea, a network of associations built up over a lifetime, you see it for itself,
What I’ve been reading this week No.2
I haven’t been reading much online this week as I’ve been out on the trail, but here are some pieces I’ve found illuminating. Outdoors Tips For Documenting A Trip – a level-headed piece from Will Copestake. My own approach to documenting a trip is quite similar: focus on
What I’ve been reading this week No.1
Pretty much since I started the Pinnacle Newsletter in January 2018 I have been including a brief ‘links of interest’ section. I thought it was time I expanded that resource here on my blog. Each week, I’ll curate a list of articles I’ve found useful, entertaining or relevant.
Eight years today
I’m a lucky man.