Fire and Men
It’s dark and raining heavily now. The bothy fire smokes for a few minutes, coughs, splutters and then dies. Charlie, my walking companion
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burns
The Gravity Trap
Normally, when I’m out in the hills, I don’t worry too much about what the ground beneath my feet feels like. The earth
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station at the end of the universe
I have finished my book. The Last Hillwalker is now looking for a publisher. Now I can blog again! I’ve loads to tell
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The last munro
Not blogging much right now, too busy working on my book The Last Hillwalker. Hopefully I’ll be back soon. Here’s a wee cartoon,
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The Truth Behind the Smile
First appeared in ukhillwalking.com
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You Can’t be Too Careful
The helicopter lurches violently as it swings round the end of ridge and into the head wind coming down the glen. “Good of
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Bothies, Bikes and Bogs
I can see the bothy from here. It’s tantalisingly close. In fact I’ve been able to see the bothy for quite a while.
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Mallory in Buxton -Radio Derby
This Saturday I’ll be bringing my one-man play about George Mallory to Buxton Pavilion Arts centre. A Night on Everest, organised by
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