Alex Roddie

2 days ago | alexroddie.com | Alex Roddie

A few analogue adventure treasures from this week, plus a tweaked Unplugged formatHello and welcome to the first issue of Unplugged published under this publication's new overall name on Substack, Alpenglow Journal. Confused? I'll have a new 'Building Alpenglow Journal' entry ready for you soon to address any questions, but for now I'll say that this is a step I'm hugely excited about.

1 week ago | alexroddie.com | Alex Roddie

Looking for a film camera for your adventures? Balking at the cost of a new Pentax 17? Look no further than the Olympus Trip 35 or XA2... but which is best? 💡A reminder that I am now cross-posting entries on both alexroddie.com and Substack. For more info, read this FAQ. Please feel free to subscribe using whichever platform you prefer. Any camera can take pictures (even a smartphone, I guess, if you want to be basic) and none of this actually matters.

2 weeks ago | alexroddie.com | Alex Roddie

In which I try to join the dots between Meta's colossal data theft from creatives, the future of outdoor storytelling, and thinking with simple tools... 💡A reminder that I am now cross-posting entries on both alexroddie.com and Substack. For more info, read this FAQ. Please feel free to subscribe using whichever platform you prefer. One of my long-term hopes with this journal is to connect threads between adventure and the spheres of art, literature, tech, philosophy.

3 weeks ago | alexroddie.com | Alex Roddie

Five years ago, with the first Covid lockdown imminent and a perfect forecast, I decided to seize the opportunity to complete a long-dreamed-of Cairngorms traverse in perfect winter conditions... 🌄Author's note: A version of this story was first published by The Great Outdoors magazine in 2021. At the time this trip took place, in early March 2020, it felt as if I stood on the edge: of a terrifying pandemic-riddled world, perhaps even the end of my freedom to stravaig in the Scottish mountains.

4 weeks ago | alexroddie.com | Alex Roddie

What do Cicerone guidebooks, an adventure app acquisition, the Luddite uprising of 1811, the Outside crisis, and the music of Ludwig van Beethoven have in common? Dear reader, I am glad you asked... 💡A reminder that I am now cross-posting entries on both alexroddie.com and Substack. For more info, read this FAQ. Please feel free to subscribe using whichever platform you prefer.