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2024 in review as a professional outdoor writer and editor
In 2023, my wife Hannah and I moved back to Scotland, which means that 2024 has been our first full year north of the border. So how has that been? And what have been my challenges and successes in 2024 as a working writer and editor? In these reviews I
Looking for a rural sense of place in dead week
What makes a place a place, what happens when we lose it, and can we get it back? It's the dead week between Christmas and New Year, and Hannah and I are back down south in Lincolnshire spending time with family and friends. In many ways I love
Unplugged #4: An early winter season missed, off the map, and adventure with purpose
Negative space is a handy concept in many things, even in adventure. More isn't always better... 💡A reminder that I am now cross-posting entries on both alexroddie.com and Substack. For more info, read this FAQ. Please feel free to subscribe using whichever platform you prefer. November and
Unplugged #3: The Dundee Mountain Film Festival, an expanded analogue environment, and returning to the ice
This weekend, I attended the Dundee Mountain Film Festival for the first time. Here's what I noticed. 💡A reminder that I am now cross-posting entries on both alexroddie.com and Substack. For more info, read this FAQ. Please feel free to subscribe using whichever platform you prefer. Dundee
Unplugged #2: the Kendal Mountain Festival, conserving energy, and something in the darkness to believe in
Hello and welcome to the second edition of Unplugged. I missed last week, because I found myself down in Cumbria for the Kendal Mountain Festival. This fixture in the yearly calendar always feels a bit frantic, and this year had an apocalyptic flavour thanks to Storm Bert (hello, flooding and
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Building Alpenglow Journal: putting the idea on ice, and where I'm going from here
Back in May, I published a post about a reboot of The Pinnacle, and then followed it up in June with some more solid plans. My stated goal was to launch a new publication called Alpenglow Journal. Here's an update for you. How has the project evolved, and
Something in the darkness to believe in
A moment that exists outside of time, a crucible of community in the mountains, and new human perspectives on moral dilemmas Backpackers have a saying: 'the trail provides'. In other words, life on foot has a way of giving you exactly what you need, which is not necessarily
Unplugged #1: solitary bothy nights, unlocking the winter mountains, and finite FTW
Hello and welcome to Unplugged! For those of you who used to receive my weekly Pinnacle Newsletter, the format will be familiar. Why have I relaunched a weekly digest? Because I'm sometimes posting more than one blog post per week, and I don't want to overwhelm
I think Bluesky is a trap
People are leaving X en masse, and looking to Bluesky for a refuge. But is it a breath of fresh air or just another trap? 💡This article has been cross-posted to my Substack. Please bear with me while I work through how to divide posts between the new Substack publication
