Recent blogs by johnloguk

THE ORIGINAL MOUNTAIN MARATHON - MEDIA HYPE?
By johnloguk

It has been very odd to see one of my favourite sporting events all over the British media this weekend, unfortunately it hasn't been very positive publicity.The "Original Mountain Marathon"

Posted at 11:01pm on 26th October 2008

Follow this link to reports from the British Elite Orienteering Champs, that took place last weekend;http://www.nopesport.com/index.php?nav=news_display&type=uk&id=431 Use the &quo

Posted at 09:37am on 9th April 2008

MOUNT EVEREST VIDEO LINKS
By johnloguk

Hopefully these videos will add something to the blogs I've already written on mountains, and the Himalaya in particular. I'll post more links as I find them, there are so many out there, but not al

Posted at 02:38pm on 6th April 2008

OK OK, I know this isn't easy, but come on you guys and girls of the British sporting media, how about a bit of balance in your reporting? Whoops, sorry, did I shock you? It's OK, I'll give you

Posted at 09:57am on 15th February 2008

How many other people are making a point of watching this tournament? Personally I find it intriguing and try to catch the highlights of every game on the BBC. The official website at http://www.gh

Posted at 06:35pm on 23rd January 2008

THE LOSS OF A GREAT MAN
By johnloguk

Like many people, especially mountaineers, I was saddened yesterday to hear about the death of Sir Edmund "Ed" Hillary. Most simply remember him as the first man to climb Mount Everest, but ther

Posted at 11:41am on 12th January 2008

Yesterday was a funny one. When I looked out of the bedroom window first thing everything was white over with frost. The sun was just rising into a crystal clear blue sky, and it looked bloody cold. B

Posted at 10:05pm on 24th December 2007

FUTURE STAR
By johnloguk

With all eyes on Las Vegas this weekend many might have missed a great British performance in Spain. 18 year old Stephanie Twell made history by becoming the first girl to retain the European Cross C

Posted at 02:01pm on 9th December 2007

After Ricky Hatton's sad demise against Floyd Mayweather last night, surely nothing can stop Joe Calzaghe winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year tonight? I think Joe should have won it anyway,

Posted at 01:54pm on 9th December 2007

INTERESTING STATISTICS
By johnloguk

Following my football rant in the last blog, I thought I'd better get back to more familiar territory, mountains. I recently came across these statistics, showing success and death rates for the worl

Posted at 08:19pm on 24th November 2007