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Photography equipment upgrades for 2016
Photography is starting to play a more important role in my work, so I’ve invested in some better camera gear and I thought it was time I wrote a little about the equipment I’ve chosen for my outdoor adventures in 2016. My path to the Fuji X system
Availability update for freelance editorial work
I still have time to take on one or two projects over the summer, but slots are filling up fast and I am now fully booked for freelance editorial work until the first week of June. If you’d like to hire me, or would just like an informal chat
New Cape Wrath Trail feature in Top Trails
Top Trails is a yearly online magazine published by Outdoor Enthusiast, and the latest issue includes my new feature on the Cape Wrath Trail. It’s free to read online and you can find it here.
The Lochaber Traverse in winter
After many years of dreaming and planning, I have succeeded in completing the Lochaber Traverse in winter. This week was all about good planning and astronomical odds coming together to create something I’ve been dreaming about for a decade now – something so good I’m still struggling to comprehend
Ten years ago, I chose adventure
An important anniversary has slipped past unnoticed. In February 2006 I chose adventure, and although it didn’t seem like the prudent course at the time, my priorities were the right ones. Back in early 2006, I was a first-year student at the University of East Anglia and had recently
First look: Out There, the new book by Chris Townsend
Out There: A voice from the wild By Chris Townsend Sandstone Press have sent me an advance copy of the new book by Chris Townsend. Out There is a collection of his outdoor writings, telling the story of how he grew to love the natural world – as well as some
Birdwatching at Gibraltar Point
My brother James Roddie is down from Scotland for a few days, so we paid a visit with our dad to the local nature reserve of Gibraltar Point for an afternoon of birdwatching. You may know James as a talented nature and landscape photographer from the Black Isle near Inverness.
Twitter journalism and mountain tragedy
When people die in the mountains, some journalists are more interested in soundbites than in facts – and so they turn to Twitter for their sources. Today has not been a good day in the Scottish hills. From the outdoor news sources I follow, it would appear that three distinct incidents
Spring arrives
After a stormy but mild winter, spring is returning to the Lincolnshire Wolds. Today I went for a walk through Gunby Park and saw a robin hunting for its next meal. I hadn’t been looking to do any wildlife photography. My attention was on the snowdrops bursting through the
Sidetracked Volume Six is here
Sidetracked Volume Six Shipping Now My copies of Sidetracked Volume Six just landed on my desk, and I think the cover is one of the most striking we’ve produced. Copies are shipping now. It’s a must-read if you’re into exploration, mountaineering, or adventure travel. In the unknown