The Marathon des Saveurs – a flavour of Switzerland
After a summer of ‘serious’ trail running events, it was time to do something more fun, in a stunning setting and to enjoy autumn in the mountains. And as you […]
Are the Alps falling down?
It was during a weeks ski touring from the Cosmiques hut in Contamines when during our usual post day out beer, mountain guide, Andy Perkins declared he thought mountaineering was […]
When Katy met Severine…
It was a lucky twist of fate that before I attempted my second Patrouille Aiguille Rouge ( this time the long course) I met Severine Pont Combe in Crans Montana, […]
Missing on Pakistan’s “Killer Mountain”
Most of us who have some kind of connection with the mountaineering world would have been watching the developments on the search for the missing climbers, Tom Ballard and Daniele […]
Tour of Duty
Here’s my roundup for Snow Forecast magazine of where to get into ski touring – if it takes your fancy! Also available in Snow and Rock magazine.
Earning your turns – and your schnapps – in the ‘valley of the mountain huts’
‘Skinning up’ has a whole new meaning in Salzburgerland’s Grossarl Valley. But as I soon found out – you can’t beat some pure Austrian schnapps for powering you up those […]
The Freeride World Tour lands in Austria
Fieberbrunn in Austria’s just hosted the first European round of the Freeride World Tour. With plenty of snow hitting the country this year, it was bound to be a […]
Easyjet magazine: If you don’t like skiing – then why not glide down a mountain…strapped to a giant eagle…. obviously…..
My ‘First Glider’ experience on a recent summer trip to the Jungfrau mountains is featured in January 2019 Easyjet magazine. If you’re looking for some alternative “off piste” ideas then […]
Central America- taking the ‘ non gringo’ trail…..
Political and civil unrest in the 1980’s kept many tourists away from Central America for a long time… Then there was the eruption of Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego and civil unrest […]
Gastronomy and more in the Midi-Pyrenees
Doused in heritage with old hamlets, drowsy villages and towns studding its lush green hills, Southern France’s Occitania region only officially come into being in 2016 with the pairing of Languedoc-Roussillon and the […]
