Trying and inevitably failing to sum up my three month cycle trip into a snappy sound bite for curious colleagues has debatably been more...

Ever seen one of these? I was away sea cliff climbing recently and found this stake.  It was the only anchor in place and it would have...

A Trip to Thailand by Rob Morgan With darkness and cold setting in, I’ve been reminiscing about warmer times.. Back in August, Win and I...

It’s Grim up North A moderately successful trip to Arctic Norway by Dave Beynon The Fort William of the North “You have taken me to Fort...

After numerous changes of plan thanks to the conditions and a very last minute change of partner, I was finally in Bristol airport...

The sky is dark and wet snow is in the air. It is Sunday the 16th January 2011 and I have just walked into the Drovers Inn on the banks...

As I drove down the A9 towards Perth on a lovely sunny autumn evening I felt rather pleased about the trip that was now drawing to a...

You’ve completed a top-roping course and the climbing bug has bitten. You’re dedicated and spend many evenings at the local indoor wall,...

When asked to write a piece about wild camping I was unsure whether to take it as a compliment or a slur. To many, it is a dirty word;...

I lived in London because I was born there. I started climbing in 1992 and after few years I realised that I never belonged in London. So...

This article is more about Michaela Bray’s first time up a mountain of any distinction, and for this momentous occasion she chooses non...

A breezy day in May that carries with it ozone from a restrained sea. I sit on a beach of pebbles feeling their shape and texture with my...

Well I guess it all started on July 24th 1999 with the splendidly named Mr Bender and I swear to God that is his surname. Anyway I was a...

‘Good morning! Tea, coffee?’ I wrestle with the draw strings to get out of my sleeping bag. ‘What do you want?’ I enquire to the cocoon...

It’s 8 am on Saturday the 15th of January and I’m looking out of my window in the Tyndrum Lodge hotel at the near horizontal rain lashing...