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Charity Announcement: Scottish Women's Aid

I'm very pleased to announce that my next expedition, following in the footsteps of Nan Shepherd in Scotland will be supporting Scottish...

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...

How It All Began

After reading Alexandra David-Néel’s book My Journey to Lhasa at the age of 16, I became obsessed with the stories of history's female...

Guess Who's Back...Back Again...

Since returning from following in Alexandra David-Neels' footsteps, to be honest I've been a bit lost and confused. The expedition was a...

No Modern Equipment: The Verdict!

It may surprise you to learn, that trekking without any modern day clothing or equipment isn't actually all completely horrendous. In...

The Female Guide Who Didn't Exist

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...

10 Things I Didn't Fully Appreciate About a Warm Bed

We were now in Lachen, the sun had set, the dahl had been eaten and it was nearly time for bed. We were at 2700m so it was cold,...

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...

Traditional Clothes Wake-up Call

On Wednesday 15th November, I grabbed my many bags, and did the final long walk to work…only joking I obviously got a taxi! I knew there...

WOMAN WITH ALTITUDE