GrahamDec 5, 20174 minHIMALAYA The Tribulations of Mick and VicCompiled and edited by Eric Vola Lulu Publishing £16.95 267pp In 2015 Eric Vola decided the mountaineering exploits of Mick Fowler and ...
JaneDec 4, 20171 minOur eARThI have created a piece to enter into an open call for an exhibition at the Kunsthuis Gallery. The brief is to create a personal response ...
GrahamNov 4, 20174 minDays to RememberBy Rob Collister Bâton Wicks £12.99 149pp Rob Collister’s chosen subtitle is “Adventures and reflections of a mountain guide” and altho...
JaneOct 30, 20171 minCornerstone CollectiveOur Art Club has rebranded as "The Cornerstone Collective" and we are celebrating with an Exhibition at The Attic Gallery Coffee Bar 2 Ki...
GrahamOct 30, 20173 minIssue 8 On and Offa Dyke part 1It doesn’t take long to discover that Long Distance Footpaths don’t do what they say on the tin. The implication is that you start from S...
GrahamOct 4, 20174 minThere is No Map in HellBy Steve Birkinshaw Vertebrate Publishing £12.99 207pp In 1966, Alfred Wainwright published “The Western Fells”, the last of his renown...
JaneSep 29, 20171 minArt Club - Edges and AbandonmentI combined these two themes from my previous projects to create a book that had additional material at the edges of the page, leaving the...
JaneSep 29, 20171 minArt Club - AbandonmentI thought how mothers abandoned their babies just as plants abandon their seeds and how the baby is then found and protected by adoptive ...
JaneSep 29, 20171 minArt Club - Edges"I am attracted to these places on the edge" wrote Amy Liptrot in her book The Outrun. The book tells the her story of how she is attract...
GrahamSep 29, 20174 minIssue 7 - Ward's Stone and the Forest of BowlandOnce Furness, along with the Old Man of Coniston, had been transferred (fee undisclosed) to Cumbria, Lancashire was left looking for a new...
GrahamSep 6, 20173 minThe Magician's GlassThe Magician’s Glass - Character and fate: eight essays on climbing and the mountain life By Ed Douglas Vertebrate Publishing £14.95 pp...
GrahamAug 30, 20171 minComing Soon- Monthly Book ReviewsAt the beginning of each month, Graham will review his choice of a recently published book you might like to add to your Mountaineering ...
GrahamAug 30, 20174 minIssue 6 - Blake FellOne of the great joys of Lake District fell walking is the lie of the land. A typical scene is a horseshoe of hills huddled around the he...
GrahamJul 31, 20172 minIssue 5 - Watch HillIt’s all very well making a decision (SEE Bagmag 4) in theory. It’s what happens in practice that counts. Where to start? Perhaps the mos...
JaneJul 3, 20171 minArt Club - PortraitsI approached this theme in my own way, shying away from a traditional 2D portrait. I bought a collection of old photographs which inspire...
GrahamJul 3, 20173 minIssue 4 - A list at lastSo, back to my Dawson, confident that within its covers I will find a subset of summits that could comprise my list. The author has divid...
JaneJun 5, 20171 minArt Club - Patterns 6My final piece based on patterns. Over the last few weeks we have been inspired by original work based on patterns. Each week we shared w...
GrahamJun 5, 20173 minIssue 3 - A list of one's ownIf it’s a list you’re after, it’s probably a good idea to find out exactly what a list is. An inspection of the Oxford English Dictionary...
JaneMay 1, 20171 minArt Club - Patterns 4I was inspired by a wire structure of a fellow artist which in turn was inspired by the roof structure of York Train station. I used a wi...
GrahamMay 1, 20172 minIssue 2 - Less haste, more speedMatters had come to a head some months before my visit to the consultant. A replacement hip operation had put a brake on my hill-going ac...
