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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

WOMAN WITH ALTITUDE