The unexpected consequences of giving without expectation.
A writer's round-about journey to the next rung of the ladder.
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Mountains & Metaphors
Christmas behind bars
Prisoners for life, still behind bars twenty-eight years after I took them up Everest.
A reflection on risk.
Go up, or go down? Looking back on a decision made four decades ago.
The life cycle of inspiration
A story about receiving inspiration, using it, then giving it back.
The mid-life switch.
If we’re lucky, we live long enough to hear our bodies tell us we’re past our best. It doesn’t happen overnight — even if recognition of...
The terrible twins of Hope and Fear
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
God's waiting room is not a place, it's an attitude of mind.
The diary of lost words
A story of loss, karma, and the whisper of superstition.
More than a haircut.
The barber who crafts the outside of heads while taking care of the inside.
Seven summits and a funeral.
The 25th anniversary of completing the Seven Summits, and the anniversary of a death that could have been prevented.
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