Through the lens of survival

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How Claire Macdonald’s film photos from Everest helped her fin

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Amateur Photographer Magazine

19 July 2025

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The view from here

Who belongs in the mountains and how should they enjoy them? For Alec Finlay , these questions are at the root of how we perceive wild nature and how we care for it

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I made a t*t of myself on everest

The Everest Marathon is one of the toughest races on earth, but Sally Orange was determined to conquer it

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Oceans apart, but my bestie knew just the right words to say

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‘what having incurable bone cancer has taught me’

Annie Bennett, 58, shares her moving story of discovering she had not one but two types of cancer, and how both have brought a new positivity to her life.