A common pontiff on statistics in the hazardous realm of the games we play

Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments.

A climb and fly trip to Wadi Rum with prototype APCO Hybrid paragliders in the spring.

Unclimbed in 15 years, The Diamond Couloir is considered to be one of the most iconic routes in Africa. 700m of is climbing on the South Face of Mt Kenya, splitting the summits of Battian and Nelion, global warming has made it steeper, longer...and harder. Tristan Firman and Julian Wright hit 15 year conditions in late September, 2018

A glimpse behind the mirror of search a rescue - a look at the human side of rescue and its real-world detachment from those who it touches the most.

That time I took a wander up the Kleinwinterhoek Frontal on my own - and had to walk down (rather than fly down)

Sometimes the best way to get your hit is to light a flame and stoke the fire.

Climbing, fortunately, is not "Sport" . Winning / losing, after all, is the point of sport. Beating ones opponent. Lauding the victor, forgetting the conquered. Winning the spoils.