Reviews
Icefall by Alex Staniforth – book review
Icefall by Alex Staniforth Books about Everest have become so commonplace that readers might wonder if there’s still anything new to say about the mountain. And, let’s face it, ‘inspirational’ is an over-used word these days – in fact, I tend to avoid it. But in the case of
Haute Route Pyrenees gear report
I recently returned from a section hike of the Haute Route Pyrenees. Here’s a brief look at how some of my items of gear performed. See the complete gear list here. Footwear Although I’ve sung the praises of the Merrell All Out Peak trail shoes before, my enthusiasm
Gear review: Speedster 30ml meths/alcohol backpacking stove
Is this the best ultralight alcohol burner for summer backpacking use? After testing it on my recent 280-mile hike in the Scottish Highlands, I think it just might be. First, some context. You can read about my journey from alcohol burners to canister gas and back again in my article
Book review: Snow on the Equator by H.W. Tilman
Snow on the Equator by H.W. Tilman Published by Vertebrate Publishing, £12 I urge all young adventurers to read a little of Tilman before setting off on their own endeavours, as we did, if only to keep one’s self-importance and ego firmly buried in the bottom of the
Spoiler-free review – Life of a Mountain: Blencathra by Terry Abraham
Terry Abraham’s films are portraits not just of mountains, but of the life and environment surrounding them. Having watched and enjoyed The Cairngorms in Winter with Chris Townsend, Life of a Mountain: Scafell Pike, and Helvellyn with Mark Richards, I’ve been looking forward to his new film on
Mountain Podcast, Episode 5: The Angel of Camasunary
Mountain A Podcast About Adventure Hosted by Christopher Sleight The fifth episode of Mountain hit the interwebs last week, and I loaded it up on my iPod to accompany a long train journey to Scotland. It’s a great episode. One thing I love about Mountain is the diversity of
Gear Review: Grivel G1 New Classic crampons
These are some of the lightest full-service, steel crampons designed to stand up to the rigours of general mountaineering. But are they any good? My history of crampon use is fairly typical for a British mountaineer. I started off with Grivel G10s before soon graduating to traditional, heavy, twelve-point crampons.
Book review and interview: ‘Out There’ by Chris Townsend
Out There: A voice from the wild By Chris Townsend Published 17th of March 2016 Out There, the new book by Chris Townsend, is at once an anthem celebrating the wild places and a manifesto for protecting them. I have read several books by this author but I think this
Review: Mountain Podcast, Episode 3
Mountain A Podcast About Adventure Hosted by Christopher Sleight Mountain is a hot new outdoors podcast produced and hosted by Christopher Sleight. Having already enjoyed the first two episodes, I had a chance to catch up with episode three this morning – and I think it’s the best yet. Episode
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.