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I once had a drink with the late Dave Roberts. I asked him how he managed to write a book every year (he wrote 32 books), and he replied, "It's my job…
Apr 15
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Atlantis, El Capitan
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Apr 8
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Andy Kirkpatrick
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March 2023
Mountain Survival kit
An unconventional and idiosyncratic (or idiotic) approach to mountain first aid kits for day trips and expeditions.
Mar 28
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January 2023
Short read: Skill gap
The long term impact of offshoring
Jan 23
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Andy Kirkpatrick
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Mesh Insoles
The mesh insole is a little-understood item of equipment or accessory, but one that can have a profound effect on your foot comfort in extreme…
Jan 21
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Andy Kirkpatrick
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Podcast EP-49 Winter Nonsense
After a baby birthing hiatus, here’s a new podcast:
Jan 11
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Andy Kirkpatrick
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November 2022
Hard Things Easy
The news of an eight-year-old climbing El Cap (well, jumaring El Cap), brought back a few memories from climbing El Cap with my Daughter when she was…
Nov 1, 2022
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October 2022
Part of the world
A few people have asked why I stopped taking money from my paid subscribers, which seems counterproductive to the Kirkpatrick bank balance, especially…
Oct 20, 2022
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Andy Kirkpatrick
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Words like Morphine
The post I did last week about suicide had a lot of responses, as it’s an increasingly dark feature of modern life (you could even view it as an…
Oct 17, 2022
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Andy Kirkpatrick
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PARA CLIMBING
Big wall climbing is perfect - if super tough - adaptive adventure, and I’ve climbed El Cap with climbers who have been blind and climbers who are…
Oct 15, 2022
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Andy Kirkpatrick
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"Fuck You"?
I had an email yesterday from someone about the use of the idea that suicide was a fuck you to both life as well as the people who loved you, as it…
Oct 10, 2022
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September 2022
On, the Line (part 1)
Sorry for the lack of content of late. If anyone has listened to my latest podcast you’ll know I’ve somehow got yet another child on the way. More…
Sep 28, 2022
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Andy Kirkpatrick
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