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Today is the the 21st of March, which means the first day of spring. And today we are skiing down back to Zermatt after climbing the second two highest peaks of the Alps, Dufourspitze and Nordend. In total, and together with Colin Haley we have climbed 21 peaks out of the 82 above 4000m.

I love mountaineering, adventure and travel. To feel warm sunlight on your face and breathe cold, fresh mountain air is what keeps me alive, but it has almost cost me my life. I learned to walk without toes, work with battered hands and come to terms with my facial scarring. Physically, that was hard enough, but the mental scars were much deeper cut, and I knew of only one way to heal them. I had to climb again. To some people, standing bef.

Well the 10th edition of Steep Vanoise has been and gone - once again a high quality week of fun, despite some challenging weather and snow conditions. Thanks as always to IFMGA Guide Dorian labaeye for joining me on this one, and particular thanks to him for stepping up on Thursday and Friday when I was cut down by the flu! Thanks also to Amanda, Iain, Dave G, Dave I, Mike H, Mike D and Rob for a top week! Links to this post. Friday, 23 March 2018.

I apologise for the lack of content on this blog over the past few months. I am now working on a longer documentary version of the Guardian film about Roseline Akhalu with my partner Joe Bream. I am also developing a new version of my Sheffield Unchained.