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2025 was quite a year! Graduating uni, climbing on the Basso thrice, (and reaching the top this time), and walking 500 miles across the Alps, lots was done, and it’s… Read more

It’s funny how everyone relates to mountains differently. For many, the Cairngorms are not special hills; for many of my friends, in fact, they are the opposite. Round grassy lumps:… Read more

It was late at night when I plotted the route. I’d just gotten back from the Cairngorms (my default weekend destination) and had uni the next day. I wanted to… Read more

With just a few days before Ben and Dylan arrived in the Dolomites to go climbing, I thought I’d slow down and spend a peaceful night in a bivuacco –… Read more

We’d been on the boat for hours, maybe even days. The rough sea threw the tiny Sheerwater around easily: we’d rise to the crest of one wave before slamming down… Read more

University is finished. The weather is good. Extestential crisis? Brewing. There are few better ways to avoid existentialism than a long walk in the mountains. I packed 5 days of… Read more

Climbing, especially mountaineering, is inherently dangerous. There’s no way around it. Skilled climbers—much better than I will ever be—have made simple mistakes that cost them their lives. Even climbers who… Read more

I rarely write reviews – I think there is just one other on my blog, and I rarely feel compelled to write a review about a book, but I feel… Read more

As some of you may know – the Admello-Brenta is my favourite place in the world. I normally only visit in summer, but I thought I would share some photos… Read more

One of the most wonderful things about time in nature is that time in wild places is worth far more than simply the number of hours you spend out. Time… Read more