If ever there was a feeling of floating through heaven then this was read more
2016 was pretty fun if rather busy, I traveled across Scotland, visited Georgia, Iceland, Spain, Tenerife, Tibet, China, Ireland and the Netherlands. Here’s a selection of my 12 favourite pictures, one for each month of the year. read more
Georgia might not be many people’s choice of ski destination but the huge Caucasus mountains are rapidly growing a reputation in adventure travel circles for outstanding splitboarding and ski touring. Three mountain areas stand out for skiing: Svaneti, Adjara and Gudauri. The most remote, least developed and undeniably the most beautiful is Svaneti read more
Ski after ski we slowly slide uphill, all the time between the trees but gaining ground on our goal; the remote peak of Volcan Quetripillan. read more
So the biggest new thing in winter sports is certainly not those pointless snow bikes but instead the much more exciting Splitboarding. read more
Here in chamonix the snow has continued melting fast. The snow line along the valley sides has been creeping up like the last light of the setting sun. read more
Chamonix is an unusual skiing and snowboarding area as the resort consists of various read more
So with the season feeling like it has ended rather abruptly we went in search of good snow. We obviously had to get the splitboards out read more
With all this sunshine the early morning snow pack has been stable making it great for touring. I went on a search to find my favourite reliable powder run. read more
A lot of my blog posts relate to Splitboarding adventures although I guess many people probably don’t know what exactly splitboarding is and how one works! So hopefully this post explains it in a bit more detail. read more
Last week I spent my long lunchtimes snowboarding the excellent Plan de l’Aiguille area in Chamonix. This is the mid station of the Aiguille du Midi lift and is a complex and therefore hugely underused off piste route. read more
After a long splitboard tour from Chamonix on Sunday we had a bit of a breather before hitting another fantastic route on Tuesday – Aiguille du Midi to Col du Rochefort, Couloir des Marbées, Combe du Geant and back down Vallee Noire. read more