News
Here's where you can find details of upcoming events relating to my guiding work:
- Weather and snow conditions
- Last minute availabilities
Dumping in Chamonix for Christmas
After a very dry summer, the snow has arrived in spades in Chamonix.
Bring on the fluffiness!
Kendal Prize Winners
They think it’s all over… it is now!
The final whistle has sounded at Kendal Mountain Festival 2011 and the scores on the doors are:
Get Warmed Up for Winter
I’m speaking at the AC/ASC/ESC Conference on Ski Mountaineering at Plas y Brenin on the 10th December. Tickets are selling fast. See you there.
Kendal - here we go
Kendal Mountain Festival is go and the programme is HUGE (as usual).
Tickets are selling fast, so book now to avoid disappointment (to use a cliché).
Front Page of the Eagles Yearbook
I'm delighted that one of my photos has made it onto the front cover of the Eagle Ski Club Yearbook for 2011. Thanks to William Barney for keeping his feet evenly weighted to produce a great shot on the Haute Route.
Winter 2012 Ski Programme out now
It's time to test your transceiver, crank up your bindings and get ready for winter.
The programme is on line.
Kendal Mountain Festival: Tickets on Sale
The full programme for Kendal Mountain Festival 2011 is now on the net and tickets are on sale for the usual range of films, speakers, fun and frivolity at THE social event of the climbing calendar.
Gouter Rockfall - the facts
During mid afternoon of 24 August there was a significant rockfall in the Grand Couloir on the Mont Blanc "normal route".
This follows a sustained period of warm weather with freezing levels above 4000m for several days and nights.
Judging the Chamonix Adventure Films
It's been a pleasure and a privilege being on the jury for the Chamonix Adventure Film Festival. Here are the results with full versions of the best film and the jury's special prize and a trailer for the winner of the Spirit of Chamonix award
Chamonix Adventure Film Festival: presenting and judging in 2011
The 2011 Chamonix Adventure Film Festival happens from 16 to 24 August and I'm stoked to have a dual role as both presenter and member of the jury.