Welcome to the website of British writer and editor Alex Roddie. Set in the 19th century with a strong flavour of adventure. I am fascinated by the early days of mountaineering in Britain and the Alps, and my fiction reflects the legendary atmosphere of that heroic time. To learn about my books, or check out the blog. I am also a freelance editor.

Scottish Scrambling and Climbing courses, Summer and Winter. At Alpha Mountaineering we offer all aspects of mountaineering in the Scottish hills. We provide instruction and guiding on hill walking, scrambling and climbing courses. We are regularly out mountaineering across Scotland in summer and winter. Whether you want to learn to navigate, climb a sea stack or use ice axes for the first time we can teach you the skills you need.

Ben Nevis is the undisputed premier winter climbing venue of the UK and boasts an amazing array of ice and mixed climbs and mountaineering routes. Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis.

End of the Affair? June 20, 2013. It has to be said over the past few summer seasons such opportunities have been rare! Tony and Blair had a great trip to Skye, ticking off my own.

Wandering in the Cairngorms and other lesser ranges, by Neil Reid. Cairngorm bothies and how to use them. Renovation for Garbh Choire Refuge. Garbh Choire Refuge in August 2017. The campaign to save the small stone shelter was led independ.

Walking and climbing, photography, Hill Running and family treks. This is just to say that while the pages here will continue to exist, I will no longer be publishing anything. Feel free to view the past posts but for now this is goodbye to WordPress. A new blog post at last! Just below the snow line I could se.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Bike rides and Masai cricket. Entering the sprawling and stunning landscape of Laikipia. With the biking finished it was off for some Lion tracking in Ol Pejeta the perfect evening activity. Where will it take you? Adrift, sea.

So the first half of 2017 has been pretty awesome so far, and super eventful to say the least. We got a couple of awesome routes ticked before it got super warm! The stag.

Return of the Blog - Central Grooves SCNL Scotland. However we kipped in the back of Johns van with the promise of a decent weather forecast. We could have been on the moon instead of Stob Corrie nan Lochain, Glencoe. First Pitch Central Grooves SCNL. Monday, 9 July 2012. It clears when we finish - sods law! We had great co-operation from local landowners Padraig and Michael.