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Musings on photography, mental health and mountain life.
Climbing and Photography in Peru: In Search of Adventure
I donned my big mitts and we carried on up the ridge, a dark abyss to our left which greeted us as the swirling mist occasionally parted. It was quite an experience to be so alone so high up. Dani began to throw up, his choice of breakfast came back to haunt him as half the curried noodles and a bottle of condensed milk curiously hadn’t sat well
Climbing and Photography in Peru: That’ll do Donkey!
The next twenty mins were probably some of the most peaceful I can remember. Watching the light slowly move over Ranrapalca, illuminating it’s East and North Faces with not another soul in sight, witnessing the dance between light and shadow on the glacier below me and slowly losing my fingers and nose to the cold will be something that will stay with me for a very long time.
Weathering the Storm: Giving Something Back
It is a sad indictment of society that by now few people will not have been touched in some way by the tragedy of suicide. CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) estimate that in the UK around 125 people per week die taking their own life, of which 75% are male.
Happiness and the Necessity of Risk
It’s been on my mind for a while to try and put into words how I have come to realise that my happiness seems dependent upon a certain amount of personal, physical risk…