A Walk in the Clouds

A word before we begin Atlas Mountains: exotic mountain playground 1: Travels in an ancient land 2: Mules, frogs and bivvy bags 3: Mint tea with a muleteer Pyrenees: a spiritual home 4: Out of the shadows, into the light 5: Up and over 6: The last green valley 7: It was the nightingale 8: Tragedy on Jean-Pierre 9: The longest day 10: C'est le paradis 11: A Pyrenean maestro 12: Something of a doo-day 13: No friend in high places 14: Death of an izard 15: Among the Enchanted Mountains 16: Hole in one 17: The lost patrol 18: The way to Andorra 19: Rendezvous in Gavarnie Alps: always something new to discover 20: A big moon rising 21: Living in the clouds 22: Chasing sunrise 23: Out with a pro 24: Battle of the ibex 25: Reflections in the alpenglow 26: The wind of relief 27: Mello magic 28: The pink château 29: A roar of disapproval 30: Unease on ice 31: The joy of doing nothing 32: Just hanging around 33: Walking on ice 34: One sunset too many 35: Henry V goes walkabout 36: Heart of the storm 37: Rtikon paradise 38: Breakfast on a tray 39: Under leaden skies 40: For the thank you 41: Recording historic landscapes 42: The Emperor's Mountains 43: The giant green tortoise 44: Collecting summits 45: On the hill with Hrst 46: Moments of being Himalaya: where dreams come true 47: Abode of the gods 48: Ten thousand prayers in the wind 49: Culture shock 50: Guru with an empty doko 51: The puja room 52: Clever little sod 53: The wonder of a blue front door 54: The ultimate chapatti 55: A taste of beauty 56: Head-to-head in the Himalaya 57: The Khumbu carpenter 58: Old man very tired 59: Song of the hidden land 60: Lost 61: Mountaineers of the future 62: To the ends of the Earth 63: A shadow to Cheri Gompa 64: Ballast 65: Saving Tsewan 66: With the aid of a hearse 67: Pasa Chaur Other wild places: a kaleidoscope of experience 68: Corsica: sun and snow on the scented isle 69: Norway: the blessings of bad weather days 70: Spain: the fragrance of the hills 71: Madeira: lunching with lizards 72: Tenerife: island of the dragon tree 73: Turkey: yogurt with the matriarch 74: Peru: the garden of tears 75: Peru: Alpamayo dreaming Afterthought Glossary