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A review of Troll Wall by an avid mountaineering book collector

5 Feb 2019

Respected mountaineering guidebook and narrative collector David Price tells us about his all-time favourite mountain book. ...

Guest blog: Mick Fowler

5 Feb 2019

Mention of mistakes always make me think back to my first ever Himalayan trip, an attempt on the wonderfully named Bojohagur ...

Book of the month: No Easy Way

4 Feb 2019

Dubbed the ‘Mountaineer’s Mountaineer’ in a poll in The Observer, Mick Fowler is one of a specialist number of mountaineers ...

An interview with Di Taylor

29 Jan 2019

Di Taylor has been climbing and exploring the remote corners of the globe for sixty years, clocking up first ascents in the ...

Tony Howard's Top Ten Travel Tips

29 Jan 2019

Famed for the first British ascent of Norway’s Troll Wall and designing the modern sit harness, Tony Howard has dedicated ...

Husky shooting cover up on Hillary Antarctic expedition

17 Jan 2019

The Sunday Times recently reported that for decades after Edmund Hillary and Vivian Fuchs completed the first overland crossing ...

Are you an ebook convert? Seven reasons to go digital

17 Jan 2019

Ereaders take up little room in your rucksack, you can take away as many titles with you as you like and if you're camping ...

Guest blog: Jim Gregson

11 Jan 2019

Author of Exploring Greenland, Jim Gregson, was away during 2018 on his eighteenth expedition to the High Arctic in East ...

Eight books to inspire your New Year's Resolutions

8 Jan 2019

Made a promise to have more adventures in the outdoor this year? Whether you plan to do more day trips with the family, ...

Book of the month: The Fight for Everest

4 Jan 2019

Following two unsuccessful attempts by British teams, in 1924 Mount Everest remained unclimbed. Could a team that included ...

Author Interview: Stephen Venables, Everest: Alone at the Summit

18 Dec 2018

Vertebrate is very excited to be releasing Everest: Alone at the Summit in ebook format. Everest: Alone at the ...

Guest bog: Steve Birkinshaw, On the Search for Alpine Marmots

7 Dec 2018

My daughter, Hannah, loves seeing wild animals. She is delighted to have red squirrels in our garden. So this year when we ...

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