Note – 2024-10-06 06:10
@mountainmindset very much my story too. I'm trying to get rid of the major players in the Enshittification race from my life. Microsoft gone for some time. Google and FB nearly out. Unfortunately, ou...
Tag: books
Note – 2024-10-05 09:34
Last night I started reading "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" by Shoshana Zuboff which looks to be a fascinating, topical and insightful read. Anybody read it?
Note – 2024-09-15 08:30
@[email protected] just realised I already have "Costa Blanca Mountain Adventures" by Mark Eddy. That's this afternoons reading sorted!
Note – 2024-09-15 08:20
@[email protected] good morning. That's a good idea. I have rock climbed many years ago in the Costa Blanca but never done VF. Thanks for the suggestion, especially Jalon valley. I will look...
Note – 2024-09-14 05:49
@jds what a brilliant adventure. Enjoyed reading about it and seeing the images
Note – 2024-08-27 15:33
@[email protected] great book. Very inspirational and a lesson on how to run a business
Note – 2024-06-28 20:15
@bergmeister they filmed quite a lot of that here in Spain's Sierra Nevada. A couple of our guides were employed for months ensuring that the actors didn't slip off the mountain. It's an intriguing ta...
Note – 2024-06-24 10:38
Last night, as part of the annual fiesta we had the "Noche de Agua", the world's biggest water fight. An hour of mayhem that finishes at 1am and is followed by hours of partying in the town. Exciting,...
Note – 2024-05-04 06:44
@andrewbriscoe you've got to have plans and dreams. And there is so much out there to explore.Those winter days I spent next to a warm fire reading maps always came good in the end
Note – 2024-03-17 19:13
@jds a brilliant book about the climbing history, mystery and intrigue of Cerro Torre is "The Tower: A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre" by Kelly Cordes. One of the best mountainee...
Note – 2024-01-09 08:06
@Steveb Just reading it myself after watching the TV series. Incredible arrogance and corruption from the PO elite
Note – 2024-01-02 08:55
@alan @adingbatponder thanks for that Alan. No geographical focus, just looking to read and support interesting reading and topics. I'll have a "looksee" at that hiking group. Strongly encourage and s...
Note – 2023-12-04 08:13
I've read a lot about the early polar explorers, Scott, Amundsen, Shackleton etc. One that passed me by until recently was Douglas Mawson. "This Accursed Land" tells how Mawson declined to join Scott'...
Note – 2023-10-10 20:32
@RHD it inspired a lot of people to venture south and try his lifestyle. A classic travel book but my reason was the mountains first and foremost
Note – 2023-10-06 16:42
@glaskows regarding the Picos de Europa I would get the guidebook by Cicerone Press https://www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-in-the-picos-de-europa. Choose an easy route and take it slow. Enjoy the views, t...
Note – 2023-09-07 11:32
Enjoying this read by Cory Doctorow & can't put it down. Makes sense of the crazy online world we constantly visit but fail to comprehend. Shows us the way out of the "Big Tech" mire. "The fight for a...
Note – 2023-07-09 09:43
@andrewbriscoe @imkwazy it's a great show. Made me get the book, which is even better!
Note – 2023-06-02 20:01
@andrewbriscoe Weight being a key factor for me, I would either download a book for my phone or take a kindle or similar. E books wouldn't normally need recharging during the course of a mountain trip...
Note – 2023-05-13 10:46
Enjoyed reading this article by @murph explaining the very clearly https://opensource.com/article/23/3/tour-the-fediverse
Note – 2023-05-12 13:24
@lene @brob @eleventy I bought the Kindle version for my pad. Really clear explanations and has helped my overall understanding