Ojos del Salado and the Puña de Atacama: the videos

April 29, 2020 Trip reports andes, cerro vicunas, chile, explorersweb, jagged globe, mountain films, ojos del salado, puna de atacama, south america, trekking, volcanoes 0 Comment

It takes me so long to get round to editing my videos these days that I know some of you die of excitement waiting for the next one to appear. Lockdown has provided me with a window of opportunity and I’m hurtling though them like a snail. Here, finally, are the videos of my trip to Ojos del Salado a year and a half ago.

Cool Conversations: experience the mountains during lockdown by social distancing Kenton Cool-style

April 22, 2020 Reviews and tributes 8000m peaks, britain, cotswolds, everest, global health, kenton cool, mountain talks, nirmal purja, sir ranulph fiennes 0 Comment

So far I’ve not been finding lockdown too bad. I don’t know whether this makes me unusual. I know I’m lucky in many respects. We have a nice garden beside the river here in the Cotswolds and we’re able to

Revised edition of The Baruntse Adventure available from all good e-bookstores

April 18, 2020 My books and writing amazon, baruntse, chewang nima sherpa, edmund hillary, mark dickson, mountain literature, nepal, the baruntse adventure, travel diaries, travel writing 0 Comment

A quick book update. I’m in the process of publishing revised editions of the Footsteps on the Mountain Travel Diaries. The revised digital edition of The Baruntse Adventure is available now at a bargain price from the main online bookstores.

An interview and audio excerpt from Feet and Wheels to Chimborazo

April 15, 2020 My books and writing audiobooks, chimborazo, ecuador, feet and wheels to chimborazo, john d burns, mountain literature, seven steps from snowdon to everest, travel writing 0 Comment

Last week I teamed up with fellow mountain writer and Amazon bestseller John D Burns to bring you a gripping excerpt from my first book. This week, not only has John recorded an excerpt from my second book, but we’ve also done a short interview about it.

An audio excerpt from my book Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest

April 8, 2020 My books and writing everest, george mallory, hill walking, john d burns, mountain huts, mountain literature, seven steps from snowdon to everest 0 Comment

Well folks, I have something rather special this week to help stimulate the senses while you are in coronavirus lockdown. Fellow mountain writer John D Burns has featured an audio excerpt from Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest on his weekly podcast, and it’s great — a dramatic reading of the crux section where I tackle the infamous Second Step.

What I’m learning from Robert Macfarlane’s reading group about Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain

April 1, 2020 Reviews and tributes britain, cairngorms, mountain literature, munro bagging, nan shepherd, nature writing, robert macfarlane, scotland, wildlife 0 Comment

As coronavirus lockdown takes hold, the nature writer Robert Macfarlane has started running a reading group on Twitter about Nan Shepherd’s classic nature book The Living Mountain. It was a no-brainer for me to join, and it’s helping me to see the world differently.