Did Rudyard Kipling’s explorer see Hamish MacInnes looking behind the ranges?

February 8, 2023 History eiger, everest, exploration, hamish macinnes, himalayas, mountain films, mountain literature, new zealand, rudyard kipling 2 Comments

The title of Hamish MacInnes’s book Look Behind the Ranges is taken from Rudyard Kipling’s poem The Explorer about a man who is urged to cross the mountains behind his home by an inner voice. But what would Kipling’s explorer have made of Hamish MacInnes?

Introducing Grant Axe Rawlinson, the human-powered adventurer

February 15, 2017 Reviews and tributes crowdfunding, everest, grant rawlinson, mount cook, new zealand, ruapehu, seven steps from snowdon to everest, southern alps, travel writing 0 Comment

My old Everest tent mate Grant Axe Rawlinson specialises in a form of travel he calls human-powered adventure – carrying out long personal challenges without resorting to motorised transport. I’ve been reading his book and following his latest challenge.