Archive For June 19, 2015
Another ‘How to’ Article for the BMC – this time the Eiger No other mountain in the Alps elicits emotions like the Eiger. Foreboding and dominant above the Alpine village of Grindelwald, it has been inspiration for Hollywood films, books and countless mountaineers. At 3970 metres it fails to hit the ‘magical’ 4000 metres height…
A short article I wrote for the BMC How to Climb the Matterhorn The Matterhorn is surely the world’s most iconic peak. Its commanding, isolated position at the head of the valley is unique in the Alps and its claim to being one of the world’s most beautiful mountains is well justified. It is also…
This year’s ski touring season has been a good one but not straightforward. A good example of this was my usual week with John (we’ve skied together since I qualified) which was a planned tour around the Zinal area (often called the Imperial Haute Route or Tour de Ciel depending upon where you start and…
