"The hard truth is that you can’t be what you can’t see.
It starts with us."
About me
I am a British alpinist based in Chamonix, France. I spend most my time in the high mountains either ski mountaineering or alpine climbing.
Growing up in the U.K. I have fond memories of hiking in the country’s picturesque hills. It was on a particularly memorable trip to North Wales that I began to become more excited for mountaineering. Shortly after, I moved to the Alps, to Chamonix Mont Blanc: the mecca of alpinism!
I have been making memories ever since and during the year of the pandemic, with its closing of the lifts, I succeeded in climbing various committing alpine routes in one push starting from the Chamonix valley. During that season I was one of few to hike 3000m in the middle of the night to ski the Angelique couloir in perfect powder conditions.
Following on from the year of the pandemic (2022), I completed the first female ascent of the Phantom Direct route on the south face of the Grand Jorasses (the longest ice route in the Mont Blanc massif) in a single push from the valley.
In that same year I climbed the North Face of the Eiger, the American Direct on the Dru, the Walker Spur on the Grandes Jorasses, and the Cassin Ridge on Denali as part of an all female team.
This year I have made
eight first ascents. One of these was a major mixed route on
Trango II
(6,327m) called Waa Shakil (6b/M5) in
Pakistan. One was a 750m traditional rock climb (7b+, R) called “Mental Breakdown” on the
Father Tower in the Mythic Cirque,
Greenland. Four were new rock routes on unclimbed spires between 4,500m and 5,100m. And the rest were new lines on previously visited towers.
Aside from my achievements, my ambition is to inspire women to pursue their interest in alpinism. I am particularly passionate about inspiring young girls in the U.K. to enjoy and partake in the beauty of mountaineering. I want to influence girls to go from indoor climbing to the outdoors, and with the leverage gained from my professional climbing career, I hope to promote young girls into pursuing mountaineering as a recreational hobby.
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Photographer: Jan Virt
5 reasons why it is such a great (though sometimes frustrating) experience to winter climb in Scotland and Norway.
In May 2023 I did an expedition to the Karakorum mountains of Gilgit Baltistan in the north of Pakistan. I made six first ascents alongside the Basque brothers Iker and Eneko Pou. This UKC article gives more details or our TNF trip.
In March 2023, I made a first ascent with Freja Shannon on a mountain called Grytetippen. This video shows some footage of the ice and mixed climbing we experienced in Senja, Norway and we talk about the new route we opened.
Editor: Dark Sky Media
In this 10 minute movie you can follow me and Michelle Dvorak on our journey to the summit of Denali and learn about some of the challenges we experienced along the way.
If you are debating on where you should go this Autumn for a quick hit climbing trip, then why not pack all your cams and travel to Cadarese for some breathtaking European crack climbing.
In this article I share some scenic photographs of the area and recommend some of my favourite and well protected climbs there.
This is an article I passionately wrote about the women in climbing who have inspired me and how 'you can't be what you can't see' when it comes to female participation in climbing and mountaineering.
In June of 2022, I travelled to Alaska with Michelle Dvorak. Here I share our experience and advice on undertaking a trip to the Alaska Range.
Home to more gold medals at the Winter Olympics than any other nation, it is no surprise that the opportunities for exciting skiing in Norway are endless!
Here I share my experience about my ski trip to Norway in April 2022.
Sam Ryder, an international journalist, producer and lover of all things sport, interviews atheletes and thrill seekers based in Chamonix.
This is a podcast with me, exploring some of the achievements I had last year.
Photographer: Lieselotte P
