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Experiments in deconvergence: the Mudita Kompakt e-ink smartphone fails in the Cairngorms
A field review of the minimalist e-ink smartphone that couldn’t.
Oct 12
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Alex Roddie
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Alpenglow inspirations: iPhone photography in the Alps
Making the best of a flawed – but valid – photographic tool
Jul 29
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Alex Roddie
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Experiments in deconvergence: it starts with a wristwatch and notepad
Simple first steps towards radically changing your life. Less time looking down, more time looking up.
Jul 4
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Alex Roddie
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Experiments in deconvergence: Is the cyborg mountaineer still an artist?
More than a century ago, George Mallory wrote that adventure qualifies as art. Is that still true today?
Jun 19
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Alex Roddie
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Closer to the true heart of things
At a remote bothy deep in the Scottish Highlands, I meet a remarkable character on a lifelong quest – perhaps someone everyone in the world of adventure…
Jun 3
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Alex Roddie
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Freezeframe – one last journey into the Cairngorms before the world changed
Five years ago, with the first Covid lockdown imminent and a perfect forecast, I decided to seize the opportunity to complete a long-dreamed-of…
Apr 1
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Alex Roddie
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Looking for a rural sense of place in dead week
What makes a place a place, what happens when we lose it, and can we get it back?
Dec 31, 2024
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Alex Roddie
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Something in the darkness to believe in
A moment that exists outside of time, a crucible of community in the mountains, and new human perspectives on moral dilemmas
Nov 29, 2024
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Alex Roddie
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