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From Vallee Blanche Powder
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From Courmayeur - better weather, awesome powder,
and the best hot chocolate in the world
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From Burfday Powder
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From 18 miles running on iced peat
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From This is why we do it!
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From Not-Only-Hitchhikers' Guide to Budapest
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From Cats Killing Billions of Animals
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From CSS Annual Dinner
Today is Cumbria Day, hoorah! And amongst the noise that brings is a mini-celebration that accompanies the Cumbrian flag coming to Westminster…
After days and days of lots and lots of snow, with poor visibility and high winds keeping skiers on the lower slopes, at last the day came when we had sunshine and no wind. It had to be a day for the Vallee Blanche.
Dave sent a text at 7am to say he wasn’t going out today so there would be a spare bus ticket going for Courmayeur.
We used the Lizard-Spock Expansion of the classic rock-paper-scissors game to decide where to go and play in the deepening powder on our birthday celebration day. Well, actually we used the game to decide who got to choose the venue... Laetitia won, and Les Grands Montets was chosen.
This time last year we went for a run across Bleaklow. This Sunday we were back! Same route, same people, less snow, more wind.
By Friday I was already shattered after a really busy week . But somehow, I was still really looking forward to getting out climbing on Saturday.
I have planned it for a while to photograph Budapest’s lights and sights in the night. Few days before and later on New Year’s Eve I managed to take some night walks to the Danube with my friends and take some nice photos. First we took a few shots of the new National Theatre with …
Cats are killing billions of animals
Despite snow falling thick and fast at home and despite our road being like an ice rink, we headed to Whitewalls for the annual dinner weekend. The roads were pretty clear until we reached Brymawr. A small icy hill was impassable and left us finding another way round to the start of the tramroad which …
