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All war depends upon it
I came across this image of Jean-Christophe Lafaille taken on the 1992 expedition to Annapurna.
Jul 17
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Support Band
Sometime in the early 90s I went to see Juliana Hatfield perform in Sheffield, at a venue long since turned to landfill.
Jul 11
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June 2024
What They Leave
What is it that your heroes leave you? People you know dying suddenly (but not always unexpectedly) have always been a part of the climbing game, and…
Jun 23
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May 2024
Only of Us
A short story
May 1
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April 2024
Words to Yourself
I found this little slideshow on a memory stick this afternoon, a little music with images from the end of my last (and final) tour back in 2020 (I…
Apr 25
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March 2024
On writing
Writing seems to be something a lot of people aspire to do, either for themselves or to make a living out of it, and so I often get questions on the…
Mar 23
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Fix & Follow
A look at a boutique rope technique
Mar 22
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Redux
When you write a book about rappelling, you get a steady stream of questions related to the subject. Most questions are not questions at all, but simply…
Mar 11
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February 2024
Me, Myself & I Part 5
The next part of Me, Myself & I has not aged well, as all the dedicated solo devices have now been discontinued, and being ten years old,, it makes no…
Feb 11
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Me, Myself & I part 4
THE MIND
Feb 10
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Me, Myself & I Part 3
It’s been a busy few months after publishing On the Line. Rather than close my laptop and depressurise after months of the all-consuming book-making…
Feb 9
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December 2023
Short read: The Arrogance of Mastery
In the good old days, you'd write your book in Word and email (or fax!) the draft to your editor, plus post off some slides to the designer, and then…
Dec 13, 2023
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