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, […]
Tag Archives: adventure
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 […]
Ski Touring in Georgia
I’m just back from a ski touring trip to Georgia and it was a great few days of stunning landscapes, lovely people, amazing food- all super cheap… and, of course, fantastic […]
(Non) Chamonix Spring / Summer 2017
Chamonix spring and summer didn’t really happen for me this year. Once last year’s achilles tendentious eased off, the pain moved to the calf, with muscle tears in exactly the […]
Guest presenting on Epic TV…
I recently had a stint guest presenting Climbing Daily for Epic TV based in Chamonix. It’s good fun presenting on a topic that’s your hobby/passion and you can talk about easily, […]
Capturing the Action…
Capturing pictures of the activities I’m writing about has always been something I’ve enjoyed, but can rarely do properly as I’m usually the one in the action…. And its certainly […]
Mauritius; an ‘Adventure Island’?
Mauritius. It’s all about lounging by the pool sipping cocktails, fine dining, glamour,… and honeymoons, right? Well, actually- the island, in the Indian ocean just 2,000 kilometres off the southeast coast […]
Champoluc, As Wild As You….
This autumn I spent some time in Champoluc in Italy’s stunning Aosta Valley, with Adventure company AWAY ( As Wild As You,) who showed me some of the activities the region […]
