I have spent much of my life walking, climbing, and travelling in remote landscapes—from the mountains of Britain and the Alps to the Andes and Central Asia. Along the way, I became interested not only in mountains and journeys, but also in how people live in these landscapes and how societies respond when disaster strikes.
After earthquakes, floods, and storms, I visited many countries to understand why some places recover faster or better than others. These journeys led to years of research into disaster recovery and the ways communities rebuild their lives.
The essays and books collected on this site bring together climbing journeys, long-distance walks, travel in many countries, and reflections on disasters and recovery. They are field notes from landscapes and societies encountered over several decades
Mountains, journeys, and disasters may seem very different subjects, but all reveal something about how people live in the world and how landscapes shape human lives.
