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The Living Mountain
The Living Mountain is like no other book I've read before. It's a poetic homage to The Cairngorm mountain range in the eastern Highlands...

The Road to Lachen
On the map, the road from Gangtok to Lachen looks pretty straight forward. I mean literally, it looks like a straight north west jobby...

Introducing Chairpack to My New Friends
It surprised me just how perfectly my homemade chairpack slotted into an Exodus Travels kit bag. With a few clothes and emergency...

India: 12 Years On
The last time I went to India I was only 16, which is around the same time I first read My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Néel. It...

The Ultimate Adventurer: A Video
Check out this little video that History's Women Adventurers put together about Alexandra David-Néel, who they describe as the ULTIMATE...

My Only Modern Equipment
Back when Alexandra David-Néel was in Sikkim, you could travel there freely, and she ended up staying for at least 2 years. Now, due to...

A Little help from my Friends: Valerie Parkinson
I’ve been blown away by all the help I’ve been offered by friends, family and strangers since I started organising this expedition. The...

My Top 5 Quotes from a Badass Female Explorer
Here are 5 of my favourite quotes from the one and only Alexandra David-Néel.

Mountains vs Marathons
The last time I attempted to summit a mountain at altitude was in 2015. It was a stupid idea, as six days later I was running the London...