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I awoke to the rattle of my window in the wind. Rain was lashing down, and it looked rather like a November morning (it’s August!). Today, I would be setting… Read more

As the Italians would put it – this was a journey full of emotion. The Adamello range is stunning in wild in a way that I have never encountered before.… Read more

Some mountains are special. Something about these mountains eats straight to your soul – their shape, line, and raw beauty inspire a mixture of fear and awe that creates that… Read more

The Dalmazzi rifugio is one of my favourite places in the world: a hidden gem for many British climbers, who are hypnotised by the quick hit, lift served alpinism available… Read more

Diabeg is one of those places – it feels surreal. Beautiful slabs of gneiss rise out of the sea, with beautiful fine cracks running up these walls, making for excellent,… Read more

The forecast was not ideal: despite the sun, the wind would be blasting across the summit of Ben Nevis at 55mph, not conducive to climbing. Plan A was Tower Scoop… Read more

The Ben is a mountain of two sides. Every year, tens of thousands of tourists make the slog up the benign and boring tourist track – a wide path, never… Read more

The weather in Val Di Mello had so far been sub-optimal, with frequent afternoon thunderstorms limiting the potential for any climbing. Nevertheless – we journeyed up to the Allievi Rifugio… Read more

The thaw over the last week had decimated almost all the remaining snow – leaving the Northern Corries depressingly black. A brief midweek snow had revived things a little, and… Read more

Piz Badile is a mountain I’ve wanted to climb for a long time. Routes like the Cassin and the North Ridge tackle such inspiring features no self-respecting climber could resist… Read more