GRNLND Chapter 3: Onwards
Team Moskus had failed on Mt. Doom. We traipsed into basecamp beneath the midday sun, exhausted and bitterly disappointed. We’d climbed through the night and half the day, and crawled […]
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GRNLND Chapter 2: Mount Doom
‘The long haul is done. I am very proud of us both. We have pushed so hard to make it here, but if we want to climb one of these […]
GRNLND Chapter 1: Ninety-Two Degrees North
Some months ago now, I returned from the expedition of a lifetime in Arctic Greenland. The period since has been one of the busiest of my life, and it is […]
The House of the Rising Sun
I spent much of this winter living in solitude, on an abandoned island in the Outer Hebrides. It is one of the best things I’ve ever done. The island is […]
GRNLND 2018
On 17th April, my friend Matt Hay and I are destined for the ice-bound coast of Greenland, where we’ve lined up a serious adventure. We’ve assembled gear to keep us […]
Iceland
Three years ago, I passed briefly through Iceland. It was a compelling world of volcanoes and waterfalls, surprisingly abundant after the months spent at much higher latitudes. It even had […]
Last of the St. Kildans
I’ve spent the last two weeks stranded most agreeably on an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides. After a year of feverish studying; a fortnight without electricity, without clocks, without […]
Greenland, Baby
It’s been a while since I posted here. I’ve been back in the UK for months now and have completed the rather uncomfortable transition between life in an Arctic wilderness […]
Isfjord Radio
After six long months, I am back in the more southerly latitudes of the UK. It’s been a hell of a year, which culminated in a month spent at Isfjord […]
Oscar II Land
Back when I first arrived on Svalbard in 2010, we had a saying: “The sun always shines in Oscar II Land.” Looking out across Isfjord from its Southerly coast, it […]
