Steve Bell reflects on a 300ft fall in the French Alps forty-five years ago. The fall gave him plenty of time to think.

God's waiting room is not a place, it's an attitude of mind.

A story of loss, karma, and the whisper of superstition.

The barber who crafts the outside of heads while taking care of the inside.

The 25th anniversary of completing the Seven Summits, and the anniversary of a death that could have been prevented.

At this time of year, I’m often asked how I feel about the Everest circus. If you’re one of those inquisitors I apologise if I seemed...

Kenton Cool's record-breaking 16th ascent of Everest, and a conversation with him in 2017.

The present is riven with unseen wormholes into the past, and every now and then, often tripped over by a sight, a sound, or a smell, we...

On two occasions recently my view of ANZAC Day has been challenged by others who believe it should be abolished because, in their words,...

Breathe like a Sherpa Nearly every Himalayan climber knows what it's like to be overtaken by a Sherpa. You’re feeling strong and going...