What's new in the mountains this week?

So I was out cutting the lawn for probably the last time this year when suddenly a giant black pudding passed over head.

The other day I was out walking the dog on a path I have used for the last eight years when suddenly I noticed a sign post pointing to a ...

After our day above Champex Reuben and I drove through the Mt Blanc Tunnel and went to climb in the Val Ferret where we did the long route G...

This climb is so good that I just wanted to show it to as many people as possible. To day I climbed the route with Reuben Berg. The leaves...

One thing I love more than anything is exploring new climbs and going to new areas. This is exactly what Peter Little and I did last week. ...

The weather has been exceptionally good for a long period of time. The down side of this is that the glaciers are very icy and there are so...

Charles Sherwood and I finished our week together by climbing the arrete du Doigt on Pt Percee. This was not our first plan but as the weat...

One of the Ecrins best and spectacular rock climbs a must for any keen alpinist visiting the area. As you walk up to the Soreiller hut below...

After the Barres des Ecrins we needed an easier day, so after a relaxed breakfast we headed across the valley to climb the classic climb of ...

The alarm went off at a grim 3.30am. After a quick breakfast we were out of the hut door at 4.00am. We scrambled down the scratchy path and...

Charles Sherwood and I headed down to the Ecrins for a change of scene. Our big plan was to climb the Barres des Ecrins. On our first day w...

Charles and Tabatha joined me for tow days alpine rock climbing before they embarked on their weeks paragliding course. Tabatha had never cl...

Again if you want a very good climb in a unique position high above the Emmosson Dam and you want to have the route all to your selves then ...

Albert Arthur and their Father Chris joined me for four days of alpine rock climbing. We had stunningly good weather for the entire time. ...

Vanessa and Steve had completed a considerable amount of mountaineering both on skis and on foot. Nevertheless they felt had been left with ...

Yesterday Florence and I made a delivery of several copies of Mark the Mountain Guide to the Cosmiques Refuge, where they are no...

We started the week on a dry note and it went fairly damp pretty quickly. This shot of the sun resting over the Minch was briefly glimpsed ...

Francis Bridgeman and I spent four days ski touring. The last couple of days we headed up the the Grand St Bernard. I was staggered how mu...

So every year I end up saying I am staggered by how often we get stacks of snow in late April. I shouldn't be suprised because it seems...

After the mega melting the conditions stabilized and we got some good spring skiing conditions. Reuben and Antony Berg skied at Les Grands ...