Tag: mountaineering

Moving together across glaciers with proper training

3 September 2019

Moving together across glaciers: respect the environment, get proper training and have fun. ”—» Originally posted on Instagram

Learning in the Alps thanks to the Conville Trust

31 August 2019

Thanks to the Conville Trust, I was in the Alps to learn. Tamsin and Matt were our long suffering question-answerers, chaffuers and water bottle fillers ˜… Glaciers are hazard in the Alps, so we learnt how to cross them safely and how to rescue a teammate from a crevasse if they dropped in for a […]

Aonach Eagach in pictures

6 May 2014

As I wrote I might, I traversed the Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe on Saturday. We were on the ridge it in ideal conditions and it was every bit as exposed, long and committing (there are no escape routes once you're on it) as expected. I was glad to be travelling with a group […]

Long weekend in Glen Coe

2 May 2014

It's a bank holiday weekend. Rejoice! Umm, yeah, I'm spending the weekend in Glen Coe at Red Squirrel Campsite! Yay. I've been to Glen Coe a number of times, some more successfully than others, and blogged about how to get there (even hitchhiking). Glen Coe isn't too far away from Ben Nevis, and its 24 hour, […]

Looking back at our trip to the Cuillins in Skye.

18 April 2014

On Saturday, after a blistering 12 hour minibus journey, I arrived back  in Manchester from a week in the Black Cuillins of Skye. It was a memorable trip, and by the second evening I thought it was all over – I was in great pain and could barely walk. In my socks, I'd excitedly tried to […]

Destination: The Black Cuillins of Skye

3 April 2014

The Black Cuillins are probably the longest sustained alpine-style ridge in the UK, found in Skye, Scotland, they're very spiky and dramatic. In 2012, in March, our trip to Skye was beautifully sunny and hot. So much so that we went swimming in the rivers and sea. Last time round, I still thought of myself […]

Try not to be amazed, confused and maybe a bit tearful, when you read my plans for 2014

24 January 2014

My first plan for 2014 is not to use upworthy-style headlines to drive people to my blog again, but since you're here, why not take a glance? Over the past few years, I've tried to make plans for the upcoming year. Read over some of my plans for the coming year from 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009 – all guaranteed to make me […]

Which is best? My 20 favourite photos of 2013.

28 December 2013

Last year, I did a round up of my favourite photos of 2012, this is my roundup of my favourite photos of 2013. In 2013, I took just over 18,000 photos, with the vast majority (and all of my favourites from this year) being on my Canon 5D mkII, with either a 50mm f1.8 lens […]

British Muzkol Expedition Departs for Tajikistan: Unclimbed Peaks Await

20 July 2013

Two local mountaineers from Greater Manchester, left this afternoon to attempt to summit an unclimbed 6000m peak in a remote area of Tajikistan. Jonathan "Jonny" Davey and John "JP" Proctor flew out from Manchester this afternoon bound for Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan – one of the former USSR republics of central Asian, starting a […]

Target: Glen Coe.

1 May 2013

Since returning from lots of snowy Torridonian excitement, I've been missing my chances to head out into exciting bits of the country and have been soaking up the joys of Manchester. Glen Coe is a stunning location near Fort William, surrounded by possibly[1] some of the best hiking in the UK. Ben Nevis is obviously […]