Cliffs of Fall (Review: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer)

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer  Pan Books 1997
Edmund Mallory, one of the first and keenest adventurers on Mount Everest was once asked why he wanted to climb it.  He famously answered, “Because it’s there”.  And people have been climbing it, because it is there, ever since.  Not all with success. Mallory…

Gon Out, Bizy, Back Son.

For the last few months I've had whooping cough.  Whooping sounds like it should be fun, but it turns out it's rather crap.  Anyway. I've not finished a book in nearly three months due to tiredness and lack of concentration.  This is TERRIBLE.  Obviously, this means a distinct lack of …

Wake Up

I don't do art.  I mean, I like it, but I'm not terribly GOOD at it.  However, Maggie Stiefvater last week launched an art contest to create a piece inspired by her Raven Cycle.  I planned to sadly ignore the whole thing until I walked into The Royal Museum in Edinburgh and came upon a skel…