After a great few days of winter skills training I'm having an 'admin' day in our little log cabin near Aviemore.  Outside the window it is calm and mild. However, like all things in a Scottish winter, it's very easy to be deceived.  Friends that...

It was over 20 years ago, during a climbing trip to Boulder in Colorado, when I bought my first item of Patagonia clothing.  It was one of Patagonia's original Snap-T fleece pullovers in a very fetching lurid purple with orange trim (yes,...

Next time you are screwing in a Black Diamond Turbo Express ice screw,  pulling down on some steep ice with your Black Diamond Cobra tools or enjoying the technical heaven of your Petzl Lynx crampons you shold spare a thought for the pioneers that...

The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (SHAFF) is always one of our favourite events of the year.  Perfectly positioned in the annual calendar (9-11th March) so you'll be bubbling with inspiration for the summer.  Full details are on the SHAFF...

I started Peak Mountaineering because I wanted to share my love of the mountains with as many people as possible.  Since my first scrabbly climb up a damp and loose gritstone quarry wall all those years ago I’ve been hooked on this crazy vertical...

We've got lots of great things coming up in 2012 and we hope to see loads of you out in the mountains and on the trails and crags.  But for now we hope you are putting your feet up, relaxing, indulging and mostly enjoying the pleasures of...

A week into my expedition to Vietnam and I can say, without doubt, it's one of the nicest destinations I've visited.  It is a beautiful country and the countryside we've seen already has been brilliant (and I understand the Central Highlands may...

You may or may know that Paul is currently sunning himself on expedition in Vietnam and Cambodia.  We keep getting emails and tweets reporting great weather, a brilliant team, stunning scenery and really friendly locals........must be lovely for...

The forecasters are predicting a great winter.  This is great news if you like adventures in the snow and it seems that lots of people do......Our 5 day winter skills courses are so busy that we have added an extra date to the 2012 programme. ...

A fantastic video of the phenomenon known as Murmuration.  Guaranteed to lift your spirits....or your money back!     Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.