While I’m in Chile climbing the mountain with the most superlatives in the world, I thought it might be interesting to consider just how superlative a mountain can get.
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Humour
Why do outdoor brands constantly dick around with perfectly good gear?
I recently bought a new version of a jacket that I’ve always liked, but when it arrived in the mail, I found that it had a feature so annoying that I had to send it back. This perplexed me so much that I decided to write this 900-word rant and post some silly photos.
Read more7 fish who climbed Everest
Here at the Footsteps on the Mountain blog, we try to take a look at the quirkier side of mountaineering by highlighting stories that don’t get much attention elsewhere. I bet you can’t think of a single fish that has scaled Everest, but there are a few.
Read more5 beginner’s tips for cycling up mountains
The learning curve for beginners is always much steeper. Now that I’m safely back from my first ever cycling trips, I thought it would be a good moment to share some tips.
Read moreThe truth about the first Lithuanian ascent of Sgurr a’ Chaorachain
False summit claims were back in the news when a Swedish mountaineer retracted his summit claim after studying photographs and realising he hadn’t reached the very top. He was praised for his refreshing honesty, but a similar story of mountaineering integrity also deserves attention.
Read moreBREAKING NEWS: British man arrested for Photoshopping pictures of Mount Everest’s Hillary Step
News is reaching us that a 42-year-old expedition leader from Cumbria has been arrested in Nepal for allegedly doctoring images Mount Everest’s legendary Hillary Step, and posting them on Facebook.
Read moreFor busy executives: the world’s shortest 8,000m peak expedition
It’s been a while since we did our last interview on the Footsteps on the Mountain blog, but I can promise you this one has been worth waiting for. Earlier this week we caught up with a man who raised a few eyebrows by announcing the shortest ever 8000m peak expedition.
Read moreA hill walking comedy classic
I believe that as long as you don’t turn away from life’s problems, there is nothing wrong with escaping them from time to time. I have two main ways of doing this: with mountains and comedy. My parting gift for 2016 is this video, where both come together.
Read moreThe Manaslu Circuit: a bridge lover’s paradise
The Manaslu Circuit is one of the success stories of regeneration after the earthquake, with locals quick to repair bridges and trails. One of my abiding memories of the trek was the sheer number of bridges. For bridge lovers, this blog post is pure porn.
Read moreWhen climbing documentaries were as popular as cookery shows
Last year fifteen million people, a quarter of the population of Britain, watched the final of a cake-baking competition. In 1967 the same number watched a live broadcast of the second ascent of an obscure sea stack off the coast of Orkney.
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