I am giving away a signed copy of my book The Baruntse Adventure to three lucky people who are willing to help me out by posting a review.
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My books and writing
My very first audiobook – Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest, narrated by Philip Battley
Exciting news! I’m delighted to say that my book Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest is now available as an audiobook. I’ve been enormously privileged to work with a highly experienced, professional stage and screen actor as my narrator, and I would like to introduce you to him in this post.
Read moreWhat a box of mountaineering books tells me about our post-coronavirus future
Publishing is one of the industries that could adapt to a new world that might emerge in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But traditional publishers and indie authors share a common threat that promises an uncertain future.
Read moreRevised edition of The Baruntse Adventure available from all good e-bookstores
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.
Read moreAn interview and audio excerpt from Feet and Wheels to Chimborazo
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.
Read moreAn audio excerpt from my book Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest
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.
Read morePaperback of Feet and Wheels to Chimborazo: the perfect gift to slip inside your Christmas stocking
‘Every once in a lifetime, a book comes along that is so outrageously witty that you have to wear a corset to avoid splitting your sides with laughter. Feet and Wheels to Chimborazo is just such a book,’ said my dad.
Read moreThe only video on YouTube of the whole Antisana climb
A chance meeting at Refugio Carrel on Chimborazo on the evening before our second ascent reminded me of another favourite climb in Ecuador a few years earlier. It was a climb that produced a unique video that lives long in the memory.
Read moreFeet and Wheels to Chimborazo is OUT NOW, but why did it take so long?
Those of you who have been kind enough to pre-order Feet and Wheels to Chimborazo will hopefully have seen it appear on your devices sometime last week. The entire project, from push off to launch has taken about two years.
Read moreFeet and Wheels to Chimborazo: e-book available now to pre-order
The sharp-eyed among you may have noticed that my second full-length book, Feet and Wheels to Chimborazo, has started to appear half price on Amazon. If if you’re a regular reader then I would be super grateful if you can spare some loose change to buy it.
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