A head for heights

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A head for heights

The last word

**High jinx: the author is still scarr**

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Country Life Magazine

01 October, 2025

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Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

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