Climbing & Mountaineering
Alan Hinkes recalls Everest 30 years on
Thirty years ago, I stood on the summit of Mount Everest, 8,848 metres above sea level. For a moment, no one on the planet was higher than me.
Fowler and Saunders return to the Himalaya
Leading British mountaineers Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders have set off on their latest exploratory expedition to the Himalaya.
Ed Jackson makes first ascent of unclimbed peak in Kyrgyzstan
Adaptive adventurer and former professional rugby player Ed Jackson has successfully completed the first recorded ascent of an unclimbed 4,720m peak in the Tien Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan.
Mammut Xeron jacket: Tested & Reviewed
While the big story in insulation over recent years has been the development of hydrophobic down it's far from the only story, synthetic insulation has taken massive strides to keep up (or ahead) and ...
Zone3 RX3 Medical Grade Compression Tights: Tested & Reviewed
I've never seen the attraction of running. When I first tried it to enter a duathlon, my fitness from riding made me go too far too soon and I had a sore shins for weeks.
The post-industrial landscapes of Snowdonia's slate industry are being re-imagined as a leisure resource
For a period of over 150 years the landscape of Snowdonia, and particularly the western side from Bethesda to Blaenau Ffestiniog was dominated by a brutal, industrial, visage of dark grey horizons and...
Looking back on 30th anniversary of climbing K2
K2 The Savage Mountain 30 years on…This year is the thirtieth anniversary of my ascent of K2 in July 1995.
Mick Fowler receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Derby
Award-winning British mountaineer and author Mick Fowler has received an honorary degree from the University of Derby at its awards ceremony in Buxton.
Mick and Vic resume partneship to target a new unclaimed objective
Leading British mountaineers Mick Fowler and Vic Saunders will resume their climbing partnership by attempting another first ascent in the Himalaya.
An Interview with Anna Taylor
Anna Taylor is a climber and adventurer based in the Lake District. She has carved an amazing career in a short space of time and at such a young age will have lots of time ahead of her to go even fur...
My First 4000er – a quintessential Alpine adventure in the Saas Fee mountains
Zooming past some of the most imposing 4000m mountains in the Valais region, acclimatisation to the rapid height gain may not sound like everybody’s most relaxing start to a holiday.
Yet adventure pack...
Women in the Alps 150 years after Lucy Walker's iconic Matterhorn ascent
“If there is an area particularly characterised by male dominance it’s Alpinism. Glorifying courage, strength and endurance it embodies the exact opposite of what 19-century women were expected to be…...
