Ever dreamt of putting up a new route?

This is an article I wrote about the incredible time I had and lessons I learnt in Northern Mexico. We cut it right down to the wire, managing to get a first ascent of our new 350m adventurous route and catch the plane home! We called it “Eterno Optimista”.

In 2020, I made an error of judgement that could have cost me my life. During the subsequent 18 months, I had some serious rehab to do and a lot of time to reflect. I wrote this article for UK Climbing describing the accident, looking at the build up, repercussions and meaning I took from it.

In the depths of Covid times, when the borders first opened again, my fantastic climbing partner Nick and I darted across to Switzerland for some soul healing time out of captivity in the mountains. I wrote this trip report for the Women’s Alpine Adventure Club, with some interesting observations about risk management during Covid times.