A writer's round-about journey to the next rung of the ladder.

Prisoners for life, still behind bars twenty-eight years after I took them up Everest.

A story about receiving inspiration, using it, then giving it back.

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...

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...