by ben | Oct 7, 2016 | cycling, Photography
Climbing up the final stretch to the Col de Bavella I stopped to take a few photos of the rock faces and swirling clouds and Valentine was soon a speck in the distance. I was sweating profusely to catch up again. A young guy in an ancient Citroen passed down and I...
by ben | Sep 15, 2016 | Alpinism, Climbing, Photography
At 4554m, perched on the top of the peak ‘Signalkuppe’, this is the highest building in Europe, the Margherita Hut. It serves both as an alpine refuge for climbers and as a research laboratory for scientists studying altitude medicine among other things....
by ben | Aug 19, 2016 | Alpinism, Climbing, Photography
Weissmeis North Ridge from the Lagginhorn, Saas Grund, Switzerland It was the sunrise that I hadn’t expected – often the best kind. Out to the east there was a bank of clouds shifting and growing as the still night air began to warm. I always carry a big...
by ben | Nov 27, 2015 | Photography
Each autumn my father, in his sixties and ever keen for an adventure, comes out to visit. This year it happily coincided with Lowe Alpine asking me to shoot some images for the upcoming pack range. Here are a few images from behind the scenes, for the rest we’ll...
by ben | May 9, 2015 | Alpinism, Photography, Ski Alpinism, Skiing
When all the lifts are closed and it has just snowed 50cm yet rained to 3000m and had gale force winds above, options become a bit limited for mountaineering or skiing! As I’m working on a photography book of the finest routes on each of the 4000s, it seemed an...
by ben | Apr 27, 2015 | Alpinism, Climbing, Photography, Ski Alpinism, Skiing
A technical steep ski traverse from Argentiere to La Fouly with Tom Grant and Ross Hewitt… Mont Dolent (left) and the NE Face of the Aiguille de l’Amône (right – descent marked) from near Grand Lui. Having been working away editing photos through 3...