Malcolm Kent

In week one of two back to back trips with two very different themes, we have headed east to the isolated city of Kirov. Not known for its beautiful architecture or its easy transport links, Kirov offers an ‘interesting’ challenge to the would-be tourist. The actual reality though is that this has been the easiest trip I’ve had so far this winter. Easier than France, Switzerland and Italy. [..] 

This week I’ve taken a self imposed time out from the non-stop roller coaster of the winter season. Winter climbing never changes, it’s always packing as much into a short season as possible. Always making compromises about where to go and what to chase after. And often about running from one event to the next with no processing time in between. Because the season is too short to have breaks between [..]