In Memory of Chris Wright - Landscape Photographer and Friend
My relationship with landscape photographer, Chris Wright who sadly and tragically passed away on Sunday 11th January 2026
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- Getting into Backpacking for the first time?A Collection of My Favourite Mountaineering Quotes
- Trips to the wild and windswept Patagonian Icefield
- Swapping Life Stories with Kenton Cool
- Surviving Blizzards in Kamchatka
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- The Early Days in Andalucia
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A Short Rope Course for Hillwalking and Scrambling Friends
A Year of Pocket‑Sized Power‑Ups
My Mobile Setup on 31 Dec 2025 & What 2026 Holds
Patagonia’s Price Tag - When Conservation Becomes a Luxury Business
Patagonia stands at a crossroads. One path leads to a future where wilderness is a gated asset, a serene backdrop for the ultra-wealthy. The other leads back to the core principles of true ecotourism and public protection, where conservation benefits ecosystems and local communities, and awe-inspiring places remain for all.
Wandering into the Sierra Nevada´s Forgotten Zone
I go into the mountains for many reasons but certainly one of them is to ensure I get a break from the norms which humanity seems to be building for itself. I want peace, solitude, quiet and beauty and I want to see nature at home in its own environment.
Scrambling the Arista de las Campanitas, Sierra Nevada
A scrambling superb round of the Corral del Veleta which includes the summits of Cerro de los Machos (3329m), Zacatín (3307m), Campanario (3318m) - Salón (3325m) and Veleta (3394m)
Hobbies and projects that I have been interested in have been moving me naturally towards a more self reliant future
LoRa mesh networks using Meshcore software
Building a local mesh network in the Alpujarras using Meshcore
Our walking and backpacking trip to the Pyrenees to do the "3000 Ibones", including a road trip back home
Discovering Long Range Radio Communications (LORA)
My experiences with LORA radio communications using the Reticulum Network Stack to build networks
Alcazaba a walk on the wilder side of the Sierra Nevada
The mighty Alcazaba, arguably the finest peak in Spain's Sierra Nevada makes a fine 2 day backpacking ascent.
Wanderings on and off the Alta Via 2 trek in the Italian Dolomites
One week traditional hut to hut trekking on the Alta Via 2 and one completely different week "making it up as we went along" heading south at a lower level
Getting into Backpacking for the first time?
Interested in preparing an overnight camp in the mountains but are a bit wary of the weight to be carried. This is to encourage you and give you a place to start the journey of what to bring and what to pack.
A weeks snowshoeing in the Picos de Europa
In March 2024 we headed for the Picos de Europa for a few days snowshoeing. Here is a short report about what we found
Exploring the ravines of the Gorafe Badlands
Hiking in the ravines of the Gorafe Desert whilst also filling in some blanks on the map and ascending "Barranco de los Nómadas"
Review of the OMM Core Hoodie integrated into a lightweight mountain clothing system
My experience of how the OMM Core Hoodie fares as one layer of a 3 layer adjustable, flexible and lightweight mountain clothing option
Travelling ´Arse About Face´ in the Mountains
Rethinking the way you approach your mountain trips and the benefits that that might bring.
Review and first test of the Motorola Defy Satellite Link
The deterioration of Google Search and the alternatives
A few observations about the search relevancy of Google and what I am doing to counter
Endemic wild flowers living on the west face of Mulhacen
A compilation of the wild flowers that we encountered high up on the west flank of Mulhacen on a recent ascent