A change of plan
The coronavirus pandemic meant this years ski season was cut short. So, whilst in lockdown and missing the snow, I was inspired to put a little film together about one […]
Tag Archives: skiing
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 Patrouille des Aiguilles Rouge
I recently took part in the second edition of the Patrouille des Aiguilles Rouge, a ski mountaineering race starting in Arolla and finishing in Evolène in the Valais region of […]
Ski Touring on Senja Island – out now in Outdoor Fitness magazine
My article on Ski Touring on Senja Island is out in the March issue of Outdoor Fitness magazine….. ********* I’ve just returned from Senja, Norway’s second largest island for a few […]
Murren: A playground for the modern James Bond
Whilst the world waits with bated breath to find out who the next James Bond will be, I believe I stumbled upon the ideal candidate on a recent trip […]
Ski Touring on Senja Island
I’ve just returned from Senja, Norway’s second largest island for a few days ski touring from Hamn i Senja, located amidst a beautiful archipelago on the west coast of the island. At […]
Ski Mountaineering in Chamonix
Skiing will be the death of British Alpinism”, exclaims Andy Kirkpatrick in his book ‘Cold Wars’. In an amusing exchange between himself and British mountain guide and 11 times Everest […]
Crevasse drop in the Vallee Blanche…
A few weeks ago, it was a blue sky, powder day in Chamonix and three of my friends decided to ski the Grand Envers route on the Vallee Blanche. All […]
SkiTrek- a new site for touring & trekking…
It may not be snowing much in Chamonix at the moment but I still feel pretty lucky to have already had two weekends of pleasant piste skiing with good friends. […]
Chamonix: a year on…warts and all
It’s been nearly a year since I packed up my Peugeot 107 and drove off into the Alpine sunset and having had a few people asking me about how it’s […]
