5 Hours Up, 5 Hours Down: Soloing the Matterhorn
James Ellson
- Regions:
- North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, South Yorkshire
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Writer, Speaker, Smallholder
- Fee:
- Paid: £75 plus mileage
- Category:
- Sports
- Updated:
- 29th March 2022
- Tagged:
- Climbing | Mountains | Matterhorn
The Matterhorn is the iconic mountain, first climbed by Edward Whymper in 1865 and on the wish list of every mountaineer. This is the story of my repeated attempts to climb it, and finally doing so – solo. It was a long, challenging day, but came with a terrible postscript.
Views: 818 | Enquiries: 0About James Ellson
I was a police officer for 15 years, starting in London and finishing as a Detective Inspector at Moss Side in Manchester. I now wear three hats of writer, smallholder, and speaker.
My debut novel The Trail was published in 2020, and the sequel Cold Dawn in 2022. Both were longlisted for the Boardman Tasker award. Cold Summer concludes the Nepal Trilogy. Base Line is the fourth book in the DCI Castle series.
I live on a smallholding in the Peak District, which includes bees and an orchard. I'm a keen mountaineer.
Website: jamesellson.com
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