An envelope from the land of the rising sun sure stands out amongst the junk mail!! Ripping said envelope open, I pulled out the latest copy of Rock and Snow - all shinny and bright it was too...

I remember well, back in the old days, the excitement of seeing the latest magazine for the first time – the quick flick-through in the shop and then the later wow of reading said mag cover-to-cover whilst drinking a beer. OK – I admit it, I still get that buzz when a mag drops through the letter-box AND I’ve something featured inside.

Rock and Snow, for those of you that haven’t come across it, isn’t a catalogue from a high street major but a monthly(?) climbing magazine published in Japan. And the point of this – just to say that they covered Ondra’s visit to the UK with a report and pix from me. Without wishing to knock Climb – who also covered Ondra’s visit with a report and pixs from me, inclusion of my stuff in Rock and Snow, though small, was kinda special. Nice pixs in the rest of the mag too. Shame I can’t read Japanese!

Front Cover of Rock and Snow – a good read I shouldn’t wonder, providing your Japanese is up to the job... 

Rock and Snow coverage, supplied by yours truly, of Adam Ondra’s UK tickfest...