This everest season shows we must meet mountains without ego

The last word

The connection between nature and creativity comes in many forms. Here, artists, writers and musicians talk about the different ways in which they take inspiration from the outdoors - and share the places that fuel their imagination

Borneo’s Mt Kinabalu is both a popular trekking destination and a spiritual site for the indigenous Dusun people who inhabit its foothills. Phoebe Smith sets out to climb the peak and learn more about its place in Dusun culture

Norman Hadley shares a tale of youthful misadventure, when a navigational mistake on the Cairngorm plateau seemed to defy all constraints of space and time

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, the strange thoughts that only happen on a walk: welcome to the bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make a difference.

THE CO-FOUNDER OF NONPROFIT PEAKS4ALL BELIEVES MOUNTAINEERING CAN BRING REFUGEES CLOSER TO THE SWISS WAY OF LIFE