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Another impressive full-colour guidebook - the first single volume guidebook to Peak Limestone since 1992. Only 3 of my shots made it into this guide, but I've not taken that many over the years. It's much harder to capture great images of the local limestone compared to the grit! You can... (3 photos)
Something of a departure for me! Here are some attempts at wildlife photography during my recent expedition to climb Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro. No dramatic shots of elephants or lions I'm afraid - mostly interesting-looking flowers & plants that we saw on the approach treks. The... (41 photos)
In contrast to the perfect 'Alpine' conditions we had in February for walking the Ballachulish Horseshoe, this long-weekend of walking in April was more a mixture of usual Scottish conditions - mist, rain, low clouds, snow... and one lovely day of blue skies. The summits (and photographs)... (62 photos)
Our first time Winter mountaineering without a guide, this trip provided us all with a steep learning curve, as well as plenty of laughs. Deep snow made for dangerous avalanche conditions which pushed us out of the easy gullies we had planned on doing, and onto harder buttress routes!... (41 photos)
On a Winter mountaineering trip to Scotland earlier this year, we had the genius plan of walking the Ballachulish Horseshoe as a 'rest day' activity... Over 7 hrs later we'd certainly stretched the legs on terrain that was grade I in places, and feasted our eyes on some breathtakingly... (46 photos)
Kalymnos is my favourite climbing destination that I've visited so far, and I try and return as often as I can. Because I took so many photos on my month-long trip, this gallery is split into two parts - this gallery and October 2008. (150 photos)
This huge guidebook covering Froggatt to Black Rocks packs details of over 2,200 routes and 1,100 boulder problems into its 528 full-colour pages. One of the most eagerly-awaited British guidebooks, it has been 19 years since the last definitive guide! I'm delighted to get so many photos... (10 photos)
Proving that it doesn't always rain in the mountains of North Wales ;) Claire, Noelle and myself were blessed with stunning weather as we tackled two classic multi-pitch rock climbs - Sub-Cneifion Rib near Idwal Slabs, and Pinnacle Rib Route on Tryfan. It was great to photograph Claire... (27 photos)
Does any climb deserve a gallery all to itself? When the climb is the classic bold arete of Master's Edge (E7 6c) at Millstone then the answer is most definitely yes! Fog, drizzle, and soaking wet cracks and holds made most routes deeply uninspiring, but the weather couldn't dampen the... (53 photos)
This is a significant update to the ground-breaking 2004 guidebook to the Roaches area of the Peak District. It covers 1,600 routes and 800 boulder problems. You can buy a copy of the guide at the BMC website. (3 photos)
I recently joined Adrian Berry of positiveclimbing.com and his clients Aine and Simon for a Peak Coaching Day at Froggatt Edge. It wasn't the most inspiring weather, but despite the rain an amazing amount of climbing got done, with the highlight being Aine's cool-headed lead of Three... (39 photos)
This glorious full-colour guidebook is packed with classic routes and all the wonderful features that you have come to expect from ROCKFAX. It is now twice the size of the old 1995 book. One of my photos made the shortlist for the front cover, but it was edged out by the excellent shot of... (5 photos)
An update to the award-winning 2003 guidebook, this new edition has a host of improvements as well as including an extra 100 pages. It's the first time that a major guidebook has used one of my photographs on the front cover, and there are also a handful of shots inside the book. You can... (7 photos)
Keen to visit Norway and start leading on ice, I saw an advert on UKClimbing for Northern Alpine Guides, a Norwegian guiding company run by Andreas Spak. The ice conditions were superb and I learnt a lot my week there. Conditions weren't ideal for good photography, but I still got some... (29 photos)
I tend to take fewer photos during the British Winter, as there aren't as many days with good climbing weather. However when it is dry and sunny with very little wind, the quality of the climbing, and the Winter light, can be stunning. This is a gallery of photos I took on a busy Saturday... (28 photos)