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: snow
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.
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 […]
Winter on Mount Toubkal
My article on winter in Mount Toubkal in Morocco is out now in Adventure Travel Magazine…… you can read more about the trip here in an earlier blog post and the […]
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 […]
Chasing Waterfalls
I recently had an invite to watch the fourth and only French round of the World Cup in La Plagne and chat to team GB coach Andy Turner, as well as […]
Langlauf and Powder in the Chamonix Valley
I’ve been in Chamonix for nearly three weeks now and it feels like it’s been snowing for almost an eternity. Apart from Wednesday the weather has been pretty bleak, despite […]
Come rain, snow and ice…..
I’m generally always happy to see the first falling snowflakes in the mountains, hinting at the good times ahead, but this time I wished it could have held off a […]
Skiing in the southern alps. Provence on snow
From the heat if the Cayman’s ( 30c ) to the snow if the southern alps. Here’s my latest piece on skiing in Risoul. Provence on snow: The Southern Alps
Snow is bad for some- but good for me
I’m on a mammoth bulletin reading shift at BBC London, thanks to the weather and travel “chaos”. Good for me though….
