Outdoor Gear Chat – KMF 2025…
Recorded live at Kendal Mountain Festival 2025, Cathy and Wayne catch up with global mountaineer and adventurer Nigel Vardy aka “Mr Frostbite” to chat about… Read More »Outdoor Gear Chat – KMF 2025…
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Cold as Ice – The Spine Race 2026…
The wind and snow of Storm Goretti threatened the start of the 2026 Spine Race, but unlike last year, the weather soon changed and a warm front defrosted the Pennines, before freezing them solid again.
Read More »Cold as Ice – The Spine Race 2026…Packaging with Frostbitten Hands…
Recently I met with the Reedbut Group in Milton Keynes, to discuss packaging. Millions of boxes are delivered every day, yet for many in society, the act of opening a cardboard box isn’t easy. Reedbut and myself are working together to help make packaging easier and simpler to open for everyone.
Read More »Packaging with Frostbitten Hands…2025 – A Year in Film…
2025 started off cold, and it was only going to get colder. The Spine Race in January began in bitter cold, with snow on the Pennines, and ended up with star lit nights, and bog. Within days of heading home, producer Dave Hanna and I were on a plane to Alaska, to launch ‘Frostbitten’ at the Talkeetna Ice Festival. To keep the cold theme going, I then joined friends and crossed the Hardangervidda Plateau in Norway. It wasn’t until late April that I finally thawed out..!
Read More »2025 – A Year in Film…Wild Witness | Frostbite to Fieldcraft
Earlier this year, I was delighted to film with County Deer Stalking, where I spoke about not only my accident on Denali, but how my childhood in the outdoors and agriculture, has shaped my life. I have been a keen supporter of Field Sports since I was a boy, and even with no toes and amputated fingers, I continue to shoot, stalk and fish.
Read More »Wild Witness | Frostbite to FieldcraftARFF Berlin International Film Festival…
On Saturday 29th November, film producer Dave Hanna and Sarah Hanna joined Helen and myself as we attended the ARFF Berlin International Film Festival Awards. The red carpet was rolled out and after press interviews and photographs, we joined the awards ceremony, where ‘Frostbitten’ was awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ prize in the Best Documentary Category.
Read More »ARFF Berlin International Film Festival…The Kendal Mountain Festival 2025 – Here’s Where the Story Ends…
2025 was my 15th year to be involved with the Kendal Mountain Festival. Over those years I’ve seen a great deal of change, as the festival continually expands and evolves.
Read More »The Kendal Mountain Festival 2025 – Here’s Where the Story Ends…Frostbitten in Berlin and Edinburgh..!
Frostbitten is now a finalist in the Best Documentary category at the 2025 ARFF Berlin International Film Festival and has been officially selected for the 2006 FFI Edinburgh Festival..!
The journey continues…
Read More »Frostbitten in Berlin and Edinburgh..!Countryslide Podcast…
On October 24th I appeared on episode 50 of the Countryslide Podcast. CountrySlide is a weekly British podcast hosted by hedge layer Richard Negus, photographer Callum McInerney-Riley, and outdoor instructor Richard Prideaux.
Read More »Countryslide Podcast…Frostbitten at the Kendal Mountain Festival…
I’m delighted to announce that ‘Frostbitten’ has been accepted for the Kendal Mountain Festival 2025. More details coming up, but the journey continues…
Read More »Frostbitten at the Kendal Mountain Festival…Frostbitten is Live..!
It is with great delight that I can announce the documentary ‘Frostbitten’ is now available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Adventure Sport TV.
Read More »Frostbitten is Live..!A Wee Dram for Martin Moran…
On the 1st of May, my friend Dean and I drove the nine hours north to Mallaig, and started our island adventure. After a well needed sleep, we boarded to ferry to the Isle of Rum.
Read More »A Wee Dram for Martin Moran…Hardangervidda 2025 – Not (quite) the Heroes of Telemark…
The Hardangervidda Plateau was something I dreamed of as a boy, well before I decided to spend my life travelling. It was portrayed in the film ‘The Heroes of Telemark’, the story of heavy water at the Vemork Hydro Plant. I loved watching war films with my Dad, and this one was a favourite.
Read More »Hardangervidda 2025 – Not (quite) the Heroes of Telemark…Another Brick in the Wall…
I recently visited the National Outdoor Expo at the NEC. Besides the sell, sell, sell of many of the stalls, one thing struck a chord. It was Kate Humble speaking about getting youngsters into the outdoors. I grew up outside because of childhood Catarrh, and because my family background was in hillwalking, farming and field sports. Some may think this a privilege, but to me, it was the norm.
Read More »Another Brick in the Wall…Frostbitten In Talkeetna…
Life brings many opportunities. Some we can take and others we cannot. One opportunity which stared me in the face, was to return to Alaska and open my documentary ‘Frostbitten’ at the Talkeetna Ice Festival. It was too good to miss.
Read More »Frostbitten In Talkeetna…Four Seasons in One Day – The Spine Race 2025…
Winter finally arrived in the UK a week before the 2025 Spine Race began, and I looked forward to snow laden days on the course. I wasn’t to be disappointed, but I hadn’t predicted the speed of the melt..!
Read More »Four Seasons in One Day – The Spine Race 2025…Frostbitten – Poster and Preview
After thousands of miles travelled, dozens of interviews and hours in the editing suite, ‘Frostbitten’ the documentary about my return to Alaska is almost with us.
Read More »Frostbitten – Poster and Preview2024 – A year of Anniversaries…
Sometimes you look back at life and wondered where all the time went. 2024, was one such year. At the start, I had no idea how many anniversaries were all meeting in the short twelve months.
Read More »2024 – A year of Anniversaries…Kendal Mountain Festival 2024 – A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall…
The warm autumn came to a dramatic halt with snow falling in Derbyshire. Personally I’d have feet of the stuff all winter, but the forecast was for a warming weekend, yet it still set me alight for the Kendal Mountain Festival. Snow and Ice are my favourite things, and to see the festival under a blanket of the white stuff would be wonderful. The Lake District escaped the dump however and though initially cold, there was nothing to kick underfoot.
Read More »Kendal Mountain Festival 2024 – A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall…Norway 2024 – The Whole of the Moon…
If you’re a reader of my blogs, you’ve probably realised that I love Norway. I’ve been going there for over 30 years and have climbed, skied, walked and kayaked all over the country. I’ve studied the Vikings, its WW2 history, geography and geology.
Read More »Norway 2024 – The Whole of the Moon…