Chris Cowdrey Climbing and Skiing

How many times do you visit a single ski resort? Once? Twice? Return every season? I have visited a fair few resorts in my 2 years of ski...

Winter in the UK can be very hit and miss. You blink and it's gone. Scotland usually does 'alright' but the mountains of Engl...

Sleep... We all love it, we all need it. A fundamental part of any holiday or trip away is based around where we'll be counting sh...

The Chere Couloir (II,4) The very top climber in at the 3rd belay and the bottom 2 making their way up to the 2nd. We met the famous Dan...

View from the Torino hut from the Dent dy Geant on the left, to the Integral ridge on the right Do you believe in fate? Or what about l...

FINALLY! The wind has died down and the midi is open! But unfortunately for Dave, he's heading home. However, he did make it all th...

The winds still haven't died down and so we've been forced to seek skiing elsewhere. We headed to Courmayeur on Thursday but lik...

Top of Bochard nearing the end of the day Since Dave and Kev have arrived, the weather has deteriorated. High winds have closed the top ...

I arrived in Chamonix on Wednesday after the most stress free traveling I have ever had; no cues, no waiting (apart from the compulsory 2...

Last season was a very disappointing period for me in the winter climbing scene as the only time I used crampons was for the descent...

I just want give a huge thank you to the parents of Chris Walker for giving me a place on Alison Culshaws Off Piste for Mountaineers course...

Lady skier (on piste): THERE'S A CREVASSE BELOW YOU!! Me (off piste): Yeah, I know, cheers! Me: "shit.....Kev! Have you no...