Notes
A few photos from the Ben Alder area
My trip to the Ben Alder area this week was a success! There was plenty of snow when I left Corrour Station on Wednesday morning, but the weather was pretty good and I succeeded in climbing the Munros Carn Dearg and Sgor Gaibhre before spending the night at Ben Alder
Sidetracked Volume Six is available to pre-order
We have finished work on the sixth printed volume of Sidetracked, the adventure-travel magazine, and it’s now available for pre-order. I think it’s one of the best we’ve produced yet. In the unknown we find the essence of fear. In the darkness of what we can’t
An exciting new alternate history anthology out now
Alt.History 102, a new Future Chronicles anthology curated by Samuel Peralta, is out now – and it contains a new short story, The Locked Web, written by me. I’ve always been fascinated by alternate history. It’s a subgenre of speculative fiction, and asks a simple ‘what if?’ question
Plans for a winter backpacking trip to the Ben Alder area
Winter backpacking isn’t something I do much of these days, but next week I’m heading up to Corrour Station to – hopefully – climb a few more Munros in the Ben Alder area. Back in February 2012, I jumped on the train and headed up to Dalwhinnie before hiking out
Book review: the Auto Series by David Wailing
Auto and Auto 2 by David Wailing Recently I read Auto 2 by David Wailing and I was about to post this review when I realised I had never actually reviewed the first volume in this remarkable series. To address this oversight, here’s a combo review of both volumes.
Sad news from Glen Coe – and some perspective
On Saturday, two climbers were found dead, still roped together, on Stob Coire nam Beith in Glen Coe. Tragedies like this happen every year, and the Bidean massif seems to cause more than its fair share of accidents. Back in 2013 an unfortunate run of incidents caused the British press
The Poet and the Captain
I do a lot of hiking in the Lincolnshire countryside. Most of my walks pass through the old Gunby estate, and that’s where I have come to know two characters: the Poet and the Captain. In my office, at my desk, so many things require my attention that true
New feature in latest issue of Mountain Pro Magazine
Mountain Pro Magazine is a publication I’ve been proud to both read and contribute to for a while now. Edited by David Lintern, it includes articles on a wide range of mountain subjects, from climbing and skiing to conservation and natural history. The latest is a ‘winter-weight’ issue including
A moment in time: November 30th, 2009
‘I can’t do it, Roddie. I’m going back down. Sorry, mate.’ It was one of those most perfect of winter mornings. The season had started early in Glen Coe, with snow sweeping the mountains before a cold snap froze everything up, bright and gleaming. In the bar the
2015 in review
It’s a few days later than I’d planned, but here is my review of 2015. If you’ve been paying attention you’ll already know it was a great year – but I intend to make 2016 even better. Backpacking and the outdoors I started the year in a