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My new e-book Denali Nights out now
I don't often plug my own stuff here on the blog, but I thought I would let you know that my latest travel diary Denali Nights was published as an e-book on Amazon and Smashwords last week, and will be...
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How photographs revealed Frederick Cook’s Denali hoax
Frederick Cook was one of the most notorious con men in exploration history who tried to fake the first ascent of Denali. What makes his story so engaging is the way photographs have been used to shred...
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The Denali concession: is it good for customer choice?
The Denali guiding concession is up for grabs. According to the National Park Service it's intended to provide a variety of mountaineering services of different prices and style. But is this true? I...
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Creative peak bagging is the way forward
Last year was an unusual one for me. There were few real plans, and my travels ended up evolving out of necessity and opportunity, but I kind of liked it that way and I believe a combination of loose...
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Aconcagua and a first taste of expedition life: an extract from my book
It’s time to update you once more on current progress with the book I'm threatening to publish about my journey from simple hill walker to Everest summiteer. Here’s the latest, along with a teaser from...
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To climb or not to climb? Those last 50 metres
When you've put so much time, money and physical commitment into a climb, it's never easy to turn around just fifty metres from the top. Here are some stories from Aconcagua which help to shed light on...
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The first ascent of the South Face of Aconcagua
A day’s drive up the Trans-Andean Highway from Mendoza, in one of Argentina’s prime wine-growing regions, is the ranger station at the entrance to Aconcagua Provincial Park. Here climbers on...
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The best way to climb Kilimanjaro
In the Kilimanjaro chapter of Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest, about my journey from hill walker to Everest climber, I described the Shira Route, that I used on my first ascent of Kilimanjaro, as...
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5 stepping stones on the path to high altitude
Are you keen to branch out and develop the skills to climb higher peaks? Here are five objectives that should be on your to-do list. It took me ten years to progress from being a regular UK hill walker...
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Nine Lives by Robert Anderson: Everest from all angles
I don’t often accept books for review – not because I’m not interested, but because life is short and there are too many books I want to read. Sometimes, however, I make an exception, like when Robert...
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