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"I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful...

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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...

I was told I would never find a female trip leader in northern India. What I’ve learned during this whole process however, is never to...

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I'm really pleased to announce that the charity I will be raising money for is Freedom Kit Bags! Many girls and women from rural and...

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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...

I've always loved books, so here are five of my favourites, which in some way or another have influenced the Woman with Altitude project: My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Néel This is the book that directly inspired the whole Woman with Altitude project, My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Néel. I first read this book when I was sixteen, and I just couldn't believe what Alexandra managed to achieve at a time when women just didn't do that sort of thing. Alexandra tra