Hill people

Alexander von Humboldt climbs on Chimborazo

Me, a mountaineer? I'm only here for the barometric readings...

Oct 16, 2024 •

Ronald Turnbull

Mysteries of our personalities

Boardman-Tasker part 2: Pete Boardman

Sep 4, 2024 •

Ronald Turnbull

Adventures in the Alpine Style

Boardman and Tasker Part 1: Joe Tasker [1400 words, 6 mins

Aug 28, 2024 •

Ronald Turnbull

Ladies in the Alps

Climbing mountains in the 1820s: an obviously masculine activity? Well, maybe not… [1600 words 7min

Aug 7, 2024 •

Ronald Turnbull

Otley the Clock

and the first ascent of Sharp Edge on Blencathra [1200 words 5 mins

Jun 26, 2024 •

Ronald Turnbull

Aleister Crowley, magus and mountaineer

A brief round-up on the most evil man to ever climb Kanchenjunga [1300 words, 6 mins

May 8, 2024 •

Ronald Turnbull

John Muir's 1000-mile walk to Florida

John Muir walks across the eastern USA in 1867 [1800 words 8 mins

Apr 10, 2024 •

Ronald Turnbull

My neighbour Joseph Thomson explores the Atlas

Joseph Thomson, stonemason’s son from Dumfriesshire, was the fourth most famous African explorer, and the earliest European adventurer in the Atlas…

Feb 14, 2024 •

Ronald Turnbull

Ladies of Lakeland

Not all of the first fellwalkers were beardie blokes. Let’s celebrate Dorothy, co-inventor of English Romanticism; her friend Mary; Mary’s maid Agnes…

Jan 17, 2024 •

Ronald Turnbull

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