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Mountain Tales

A collection of adventurous tales from my experiences exploring mountains, glaciers and rock.

Posts tagged mountaineering
Climbing Norway's National Mountain: Stetind

The time came to get kitted up for more serious scrambling, so we donned a harness and helmet, distributed gear, and tied into either end of the rope. Most of the scrambling was easy but exposed, with some sections of protected down climbing. At several sections we had one foot on either side of a sharp knife-edge ridge, with several hundreds of meter drop either side…

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Winter 19/20: The longest season

Some trips were cold, tiring, and sometimes scary, while others were social, easy, and relaxed - one thing that is constant between trips is that magical simplicity of being in mountainous terrain, and being fully focused on and present in your surroundings…

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