Unplugged
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
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