08 Mar, 2018

In 1979 Hill burst onto the climbing scene with the first free ascent of Ophir Broke in Colorado. This was the first time a female had climbed 5.12d (American climbing grade) and was a significant accomplishment at the time. Hill later made a number of first ascents including the first free ascent of the Nose in under 24 hours which is still to this day only has only been completed by Tommy Caldwell. Notable achievements 1987, World Indoor Rock Climbing Premier, winner, Grenoble,

22 Feb, 2018

Day 1 Glencoe We arrived in Glencoe at around 1am after a long tiring drive in from the Midlands, our camping spot was less than ideal and it wasn’t until the early hours that we realised it was next to the main highway that runs through the valley. After waking up surrounded by snow capped mountains and glugging down some strong coffee our excitement was running high and the mountains were looking in great condition. Checking the avalanche forecast and weather update we decided to head for

19 Dec, 2017

As a Sherpa ambassador I get to test out the latest Sherpa gear and last week I received the new Nangpala insulating jacket from the winter range. Check out my review!

14 Dec, 2017

December I see my schedule calm down which gives me time to plan my diary for next year. I’ve got some great adventures planned including winter climbing in Scotland, expedition to Morocco and an even bigger expedition in Nepal that I will announce soon. The website was also updated this month with all my courses and dates for 2018. I introduced a two day Mountain Navigation course and Mountain Running workshop which have already proved popular. I have a strong feeling next year will be my

23 Oct, 2017

On Friday morning I headed to the airport to compete in the Mourne Skyline MTR. The race links up all the major summits in the Mourne range which are the tallest in Northern Ireland. It’s a pretty brutal race over some technical ground and gives you 3,400m of ascent over 35km. I was feeling pretty anxious about this one as only two weeks ago I was having scans on my foot for a possible fractured metatarsal. Thankfully this was not the case but ordered rest put my training back and I didn’t get