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The following is a rolling list of routes/peaks climbed both personally and as a guide. It may give you future inspiration or an idea of (relatively) recent conditions. June Gouter Ridge Mont Blanc PD North Face Ciarforon D North face Gran Paradiso AD Gabarrou Route Aiguille du Chardonnet TD Aiguille Marbree PD SE Ridge Weissmies…
For bespoke/private guiding I am now fully booked summer alpine 2018. Other dates with colleagues always available I am starting to take bookings for the 2018/19 winter and spring skiing season. I have 2 spaces available on a Ski Adventure trip to Morocco February 25 – 4 March 2019
The following is a rolling list of the routes & itineraries etc that I’ve skied or climbed as a guide and personally throughout the 17/18 winter and spring season: November Mountaineering on the Antarctic Peninsula including Jabet Peak & Spigot Peak December Courmayeur Off Piste including Youla and Plan de Gabba Bellevue Couloirs, Grand Bois…
Summer Alpine Season 2017 The following is a list of routes (images below) climbed both personally and professionally. Hopefully this will give an overview of recent conditions, particularly in the Mont Blanc massif. June 2017 Contamine Route TD, Pointe Lachenal (ski in/out) Gouter Ridge of Mont Blanc PD Lepiney Route TD, Trident du Tacul Cache…
Apparently, a famous Chinese curse goes ‘may you live in interesting times’. This year’s ski season and snow was certainly that. As ever though, the ingredients of flexibility of approach paid dividends and I enjoyed the process of deciding where to go to find the best, and of course, safest snow. Fresh from a few…
This is a short article I wrote for the BMC. Alpine Peaks – the Next Step You’ve hillwalked in Snowdonia and the Lake District and even forayed into the Scottish Highlands to sample some winter action! This summer though you’ve decided you are ready for ‘the Next Step’ and booked your flights for the Alps….
Ski touring is simply one of the most pleasurable ways of journeying through the mountains. Multiple day tours exponentially increase the depth of the experience, especially if using winter rooms or unguarded refuges. One of the most interesting aspects of my work is designing itineraries based around clients’ ambitions, abilities and of course where I…
An account of a 30 day voyage January 2016 A long term ambition of mine has been to sail and ski in Antarctica. To find a team, suitable yacht and put them all together is not straightforward; realistically you need to be able to take a month off as well as commit substantial resources to…
The line between seasons is blurring in the Alps as we experience changing weather patterns; June however has always been the best time to ski Mont Blanc and this year was no exception. In fact I had hoped to ski Mont Blanc in May (probably the busiest time) but had a terrible foehn week (warm…
Alaska is a land of superlatives. It’s big, wild and hairy (and, as the joke goes, that’s just the girls in Talkeetna). I’d heard so much about it that I knew sooner or later I’d end up there. And I did. And I came away again with a great new route. Twid and I had…
