My work’s appearing in a photo book published next month: The Hidden Tracks
Today I received word that several of my images from the Pyrenees, captured in 2016 during my HRP section hike, are being published in an upcoming book called The Hidden Tracks by Gestalten. I don’t know which images they’ve selected for inclusion – I submitted a bunch of them
Field notes: Hiking the Jotunheimstien, Norway
A long walk in the woods In July 2017, I stepped outside the train station in Oslo city centre and directly onto a long-distance trail. 205 miles later, I stepped off the trail again at Gjendesheim, an outpost on the edge of the Jotunheimen National Park surrounded by Norway’s
Photography on the Trail
You don’t need a ton of gear to create meaningful images on a long-distance trail. Sometimes an agile approach can be best. This feature was first published in On Landscape (Issue 132), February 2017. All images © Alex Roddie. By its very nature, landscape photography requires the photographer to be
Mercantour Traverse gear debrief
Ultralight gear choices in the high Alpine
Why you should hike the West Highland Way
A 94-mile backpacking adventure through the Scottish Highlands The West Highland Way is one of Britain’s best backpacking routes, and the first designated long-distance trail in Scotland. Every year, thousands of people walk the 94 miles / 151km from Milngavie near Glasgow to Fort William in the heart of the
Trip planning: Mercantour Traverse, July 2018
A long-distance trail in the Maritime Alps I had originally planned to take a year off from European backpacking routes while I focus on other areas of my life, but I find myself unable to resist the lure of big, wild, glaciated mountains. The Mercantour National Park is a corner
Lightweight backpacking in the Scottish Highlands: a mini-guide
If you’re used to lightweight or ultralight backpacking in the sunny mountains of the USA, the prospect of applying the same philosophy to the Scottish Highlands can be bewildering. Here’s how to do it safely.
One-year review: As Tucas Sestrals Quilt
A wonderfully simple and effective piece of ultralight gear ‘Sleep outdoors, comfortably,’ is the tagline for the Sestrals Quilt by As Tucas – a simple, ultralight, synthetic quilt optimised for three-season conditions. As Tucas gear is made by hand in the Pyrenees by an experienced long-distance walker who knows a lot
Boredom is impossible when immersed in nature
I have long suspected that most boredom is caused by modern life. I’m sure our palaeolithic forebears experienced it sometimes too, but they lived more vital lives, closer to the nature around them and the nature of their own selves. Today, boredom and stress seem to be two sides
Field Notes: the Ardgour-Mull Trail
A long-distance trail from Glenfinnan to Mull On May the 29th 2017, I began what was to be a tough walk in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, meandering its way over the bealachs and hills of Ardgour before crossing the sea to Mull and continuing its circuitous path there. I