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Unplugged #19: Thinking long-term, an upgraded film scanner, fear and finding out, and a phoenix rises from the ashes
Where is this thing going?
Aug 8
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #19: Thinking long-term, an upgraded film scanner, fear and finding out, and a phoenix rises from the ashes
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Unplugged #18: A doomed landscape, the pleasure of creation, against compression, and getting back your time
Drawing together the threads for a larger audience this week
Jul 18
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #18: A doomed landscape, the pleasure of creation, against compression, and getting back your time
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Unplugged #17: Anti-conquest mountaineering, drones on Everest, end of an era in Glen Coe, and the edit is the adventure
I don’t identify with having a fear of heights, but tackling some issues has helped me on the rock… and it doesn’t have to be about ‘conquering…
Jun 26
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #17: Anti-conquest mountaineering, drones on Everest, end of an era in Glen Coe, and the edit is the adventure
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Unplugged #16: Revealing the elemental, the future is trust, a walk without a camera, and failures of imagination
‘Elbow grease is out. Handprints are in.’
Jun 12
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #16: Revealing the elemental, the future is trust, a walk without a camera, and failures of imagination
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Unplugged #15: A year on Substack, rehabilitating our relationship with adventure, and dances with editors
I've been thinking about rehabilitating our relationship with adventure lately, and I'm glad to see others writing about it.
May 27
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #15: A year on Substack, rehabilitating our relationship with adventure, and dances with editors
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Unplugged #14: Craft and integrity, a fullness of presence, the call of the goldfinch, and maker’s knowledge
I got into an online debate with a pro-AI evangelist, and I don’t think I completely disgraced myself…
May 6
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #14: Craft and integrity, a fullness of presence, the call of the goldfinch, and maker’s knowledge
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Unplugged #13: Seminal moments outside, the invisible cost of staying dry, and romanticising Romanticism
A few analogue adventure treasures from this week, plus a tweaked Unplugged format
Apr 22
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #13: Seminal moments outside, the invisible cost of staying dry, and romanticising Romanticism
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Unplugged #12: The Meta book heist, tall fences and old trees, growing is painful, and the pursuit of perfection
In which I try to join the dots between Meta's colossal data theft from creatives, the future of outdoor storytelling, and thinking with simple tools...
Apr 8
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #12: The Meta book heist, tall fences and old trees, growing is painful, and the pursuit of perfection
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Unplugged #11: Uncertainty and adventure, a wildfire outside, the enshittification of komoot, and the rise of New Romanticism
What do Cicerone guidebooks, an adventure app acquisition, the Luddite uprising of 1811, the Outside crisis, and the music of Ludwig van Beethoven have…
Mar 26
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #11: Uncertainty and adventure, a wildfire outside, the enshittification of komoot, and the rise of New Romanticism
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Unplugged #10: Adventure plus purpose, in search of winter, a new mountain magazine, and the Great Chiasmus
One of the big questions I've been mulling over for the last six years or so is this: can adventure have a higher purpose beyond our own enjoyment?
Mar 17
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #10: Adventure plus purpose, in search of winter, a new mountain magazine, and the Great Chiasmus
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Unplugged #9: Back from the Alps, rewilding's human cost, and a death knell for critical thinking
I'm back from the Alps with more than 2,000 digital photos to cull, process and file. This may take some time...
Mar 5
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #9: Back from the Alps, rewilding's human cost, and a death knell for critical thinking
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Unplugged #8: Off to the Alps, outdoor recreation vs. conservation, environmental pragmatism, and the one change that worked
I'm packing for a photo shoot in the Alps. Here's the gear I'm bringing.
Feb 20
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Alex Roddie
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Unplugged #8: Off to the Alps, outdoor recreation vs. conservation, environmental pragmatism, and the one change that worked
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