The Cambrian Way
‘If you make it to Conwy,’ promised a kindly publican with a tattoo of an Uzi submachine gun on her upper arm,... Read More
Snowshoeing in Tromsø
The last time I went winter walking in the mountains above Tromsø, I lost both my map and myself in the snow.... Read More
A trip to Japan
Last Friday, as most of the world was going about its more important business, I was sat in a restaurant on the... Read More
Field guns in the Kremlin
The other week, I took a little jaunt over to see my old mate P and his family in Moscow. I’ve been... Read More
The Zillertal Alps with Peter Habeler
The Ramblers always give me the best jobs. First there was Bavaria, then the Dolomites, then Matt, the editor, got in touch... Read More
The Pennine Way
The reason we had trouble finding the entrance to our campsite was because you had to go through a working scrapyard. As... Read More
Destination: Dolomites
A few months back I was lucky enough to be thrown a last-minute gig by Matt at walk magazine, writing about a... Read More
Hardangervidda
To my shame, it’s over a month since my brother and I slithered down off Hardangervidda, in south-central Norway, and I’m only... Read More
Jotunheimen jaunting
It’s becoming apparent that I am something of a Jonah when it comes to mountain trips. For the second summer in a... Read More
My Green Ribbon 2015 video
I finally got round to stitching together the GoPro footage of my two-month hike through the Swedish mountains in summer 2015. The... Read More