Tag Search Results: climbing

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

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

MOUNTAINS - DO THE CLICHES OR GO YOUR OWN WAY?
By johnloguk

As outdoor sports get more popular, including hill-walking and climbing, this old chestnut comes to mind. Do you knock off the cliched hills, ticking off the highest in the land, doing the "postcard

What are the best books about Sport?
By Ace

You could say what makes a great story but you have to nail the subject. For my money it’s got to be documentary in style as there is enough hope and drama, success and failure in most sport stories

BBC TV - MOUNTAIN (and some not so good outdoor TV programmes)
By johnloguk

Did anyone else watch the new series on BBC 1 last night simply called "Mountain"? I thought it was excellent, fronted by Gryff Rhys Jones, who admitted to not really being interested in mountains b