Kenton Cool and the Olympic gold medal for climbing Everest

January 23, 2013 Reviews and tributes adventure travel, arthur wakefield, edward norton, everest, george finch, george mallory, helen skelton, howard somervell, kenton cool, mountain talks, olympics, outdoors show, sebastian coe, ueli steck, weather forecasts 0 Comment

Kenton Cool and the Olympic gold medal for climbing Everest

Snow on the hills is great, but it’s best not to go out walking when it’s actually snowing, so last weekend I took the easier option and spent it indoors at the Outdoors Show at London’s ExCeL conference centre, if

The modern traveller’s obsession with gadgets

March 7, 2012 Opinion and advice blogging, digi comms, everest, gadgets, gps, kenton cool, kindle, mountain photography, navigation, satellite phone, solar panels, travel blogging, trekking 6 Comments

The modern traveller’s obsession with gadgets

Here for your titillation is a photograph of some of the electrical equipment I’ll be taking to Everest next month. I use the word ‘titillation’ because I know there’s bound to be somebody reading this who loves gadgets, and much

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