Frozen in Time

The Race to Save Scott and Shackletons Antarctic Huts Published in The Listener Some 4000km south of New Zealand in the icy moonscape of Antarctica stand a few huts: a stack of weather-beaten boards in a Godforsaken cold and desolate landscape.  Walking into the huts is eerie, like stepping into a time capsule.  It’s one […]

Dave Jenkins – Surfer, Healer

Surf Aid Founder Dr Dave Jenkins Published in The Listener Unless you are a surfer you have probably never heard of the Mentawais.  If you do surf you will probably know that this chain of more than 40 islands is one of the hottest new surfing destinations on the planet.  Deep ocean swells roll uninterrupted […]

Rocky Mountain Way

Ski Touring Europe’s Haute Route Published in The Listener From the land that bestowed upon the world the dubious musical gift of bagpipes comes a well-known folk song about two weary travelers walking back to the bonny homeland who are faced with a fork in the road.  The chorus runs; “You take the high road […]