climbing | Dr. Melanie Windridge

07 Jul 2021

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An interview with Alpine Club president Victor Saunders

Sticky Post By Evelina Satkevic On July 7, 2021

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In this interview we spoke to Victor about his well established career as a mountaineer, Everest guide and more.

17 May 2021

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The Hunt for Mount Everest – interview with Craig Storti

Sticky Post By Evelina Satkevic On May 17, 2021

Craig Storti is the author of the newly released book ‘The Hunt for Mount Everest’, which explores the history of the mountain before the 1920s and the first ascent. We spoke to Craig to find out more about him and his book.

12 Apr 2021

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An interview with mountain medicine doctor Jeremy Windsor

Sticky Post By Evelina Satkevic On April 12, 2021

In this interview, we spoke to Jeremy Windsor, a climber, mountain medicine doctor, and Consultant in Anaesthetics and Critical Care at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

04 Mar 2021

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An interview with climber Tom Livingstone

Sticky Post By Evelina Satkevic On March 4, 2021

Tom climbing Book of Ages E5 6b at Gogarth. Photo: Dan Lane

In this interview, we spoke to climber and writer Tom Livingstone, about his career in climbing and the Young Alpinist Group initiative.

05 Jan 2021

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Just keep walking

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On January 5, 2021

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On the morning of my second surgery, the day after I had found out that the retina had come away again, I couldn’t help thinking about the ladders on Everest and how I had no choice but to do something that frightened me over and over again.

30 Sep 2020

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5 surprising facts about Everest

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On September 30, 2020

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In this blog, I talk about some surprising facts about Everest that many people don’t know.

20 Jan 2020

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How to protect your eyes in the mountains

Sticky Post By Lucia Schweigert On January 20, 2020

Melanie trekking to Everest Base Camp. On Everest, Melanie wore the Julbo Cameleon lense. The Julbo range adapts to changing UV levels within 20-30 seconds.

Learn about the benefits of photochromic lenses for mountain expeditions and skiing.