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The long term impact of offshoring
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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…
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After a baby birthing hiatus, here’s a new podcast:
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November 2022

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…
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October 2022

A few people have asked why I stopped taking money from my paid subscribers, which seems counterproductive to the Kirkpatrick bank balance, especially…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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September 2022

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…
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Someone emailed the other day asking what my opinion was on Camp Tri-Cams, having read something I’d published back in 2008, which was probably cut and…
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In all the din of attention grabbing social media shite, marketing and brands piggy backing on the back of climbing, and the outdoor lifestyle thing…
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Someone's got to write books, why not us?
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