You know that feeling. The startled, desperate reach for the alarm. Stumbling in the dark, avoiding knocking over your glass of water, hopelessly trying to keep it together as the sound of the penetrates your slumber and you’re thrust into the day before the sun’s even up. Yeah, 5AM starts suck.
Waking up at the crack of dawn, piercing pink light shines through the glass doors of the hut and we peek outside. The light is unreal and we're soon up, dressed and outside to marvel at the beauty of the sunrise. We'd never been up there before, and seeing the Pisa's for the first time by sunrise was a pretty awe-inspiring moment...
Before I knew it I was clambering up a famous ridge, nicknamed by locals as the Pepsi Max, with skis on back, crampons on feet and a 12 strong group of men. Tethered together as we careful teetered on the ridge with significant drops either side, I was definitely awake now!
This winter I played host to the legends at Surfdome and photographer James North for their Winter 17/18 campaign shoot with Mountain Mavericks...
Known as the adventure capital of the world, Chamonix Mont-Blanc has some of the single most impressive scenery on the planet. I went with Mountain Mavericks and The Reason snowboard mag for an epic mission through Chamonix's backcountry on a content trip last winter with photographer Sam Ingles.
Wednesday the 18th January saw the girls of Morzine descend on Chapelle Park! Organised by myself through Mountain Mavericks, Onyx Snowboard School instructor Laura Berry and Planks Clothing's Sophie Offord, the Girls Shred Day saw a huge 60-70 girls turn up to the park for some coaching and an informal jam session.
Boarding my first of 3 flights in Queenstown, NZ, I had no idea what the Philippines 7,000+ islands had in store for me. Travelling solo, I had booked my flight in haste with the kind of "fuck it" attitude that I've become accustomed to using when you're a single gal in a big wide world…
New Zealand's Southern Lakes are often described as one of the most beautiful places in the world - and for good reason! Driving along the endless road around Lake Hawea, Lake Wanaka and on to the stunning West Coast, there is something both wild and familiar about the stunning landscapes around every corner.
Heliski in The Minarets, Southern Alps, New Zealand with Southern Lakes Heliski. An epic day getting up and away...
After eyeing up the Grand Couloir at The Remarkables, Queenstown, for the majority of the season, I'm super happy and proud to have made it to the top and back again without dying, both from physical exhaustion and sketchy skiing...
