We solo on the gentler start, comfortable on the terrain but then the rope comes off the bag, time to pitch. This will be our most technical gully, we’ve done some II climb on ridgey-clambery terrain but not in a gully, so I’m quite interested to see what the gear-situation is.
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Acclimatising and drone flying in Cusco
It was chilly. The light was perfect. I saw this orange city in a completely different way than I had before, the roofs all creating this golden quality that just worked with the morning light and the mountains in the background.
Trad at the Castle Rock of Triermain
We thought that golden hour was falling a little flat. How wrong we were. I sent the Mavic up and it captured what my own, high viewpoint eyes couldn’t quite get: an even higher sweep of the two valleys, the misty hidden mountains in the background, and the stillness of the air.
Bouldering has taught me that stubborness pays off
The sun dipped lower and lower. I fell, again and again.
And then, I just… got it.
Why you should travel solo
I am putting more value into being alone. Not just accidentally, but to actually go out and seek aloneness.
Does my camera get in the way of the adventure?
This week somebody asked me if carrying a camera ruins the experience of adventuring for me.
Don’t feed the deer
You know when a simple comment leads to an adventure you didn’t quite expect?