James Gingell
@jamesgingell1.bsky.social
Mountains, cricket, heat pumps.
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it's published! finally! in this week's newsletter: my attempt to go through every single reason why I both dislike and distrust generative AI: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/11-things-... [free to read!]
May 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
it's published! finally! in this week's newsletter: my attempt to go through every single reason why I both dislike and distrust generative AI: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/11-things-... [free to read!]
My piece on the wonderful Oaxacan uplands of Mexico. Some walking was involved. But a normal amount. Link below:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Viva Zapotec! A thriving ecotourism project in Mexico’s Oaxaca state
The people of the Sierra Norte have achieved a rare balance – preserving an ancient way of mountain life while welcoming visitors
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
My piece on the wonderful Oaxacan uplands of Mexico. Some walking was involved. But a normal amount. Link below:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Completely twisted inside out by this sentence from Troy Deeney.
December 2, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Completely twisted inside out by this sentence from Troy Deeney.
My brain went bad so I decided to walk the length of the land. Here's the account, touching on burnout, bowels and bringing back the birds. www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/...
No more emails: why I’m walking from Land’s End to John o’Groats
As a government civil servant, I was burnt out from working on Brexit and Covid and needed a change of scene. Trekking the length of Britain is just the tonic
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:50 PM
My brain went bad so I decided to walk the length of the land. Here's the account, touching on burnout, bowels and bringing back the birds. www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/...
I walked from Seaton to Seatown and fell in love with a pub on the sea.
www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/...
A great coast walk to a great pub: the Anchor Inn, Dorset
Dramatic views, a jungly undercliff and geological wonders are the highlights of this South West Coast Path route to a brilliantly sited hostelry with great beer and food
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:48 PM
I walked from Seaton to Seatown and fell in love with a pub on the sea.
www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/...
In Sep 2023 I took on the #GR20, the trek that traverses Corsica. It was a biggie: 180km with 12,700m ascent, across some pretty wild bits of the world. I got food poisoning and frozen hands. But it was glorious. Thoughts on why (and why bother), here:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/...
My hike on the hardest trail in Europe – Corsica’s GR20
Even an ‘easy’ part of this 125-mile walking trail on the French island presents challenges for mind and body, but the rewards for persistence are infinite
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:47 PM
In Sep 2023 I took on the #GR20, the trek that traverses Corsica. It was a biggie: 180km with 12,700m ascent, across some pretty wild bits of the world. I got food poisoning and frozen hands. But it was glorious. Thoughts on why (and why bother), here:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/...
Back in April, I walked across Dartmoor. It's special - one of the few bits of England where wild camping is legal. We need those places, where ownership and exclusion is exchanged for liberty and awe. Piece here:
www.theguardian.com/travel/artic...
www.theguardian.com/travel/artic...
How I found my Dartmoor moment with the gift of wild camping
The freedom to wild camp can make hiking among the majestic tors and ancient forests even more rewarding, but this right is at risk
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Back in April, I walked across Dartmoor. It's special - one of the few bits of England where wild camping is legal. We need those places, where ownership and exclusion is exchanged for liberty and awe. Piece here:
www.theguardian.com/travel/artic...
www.theguardian.com/travel/artic...
My pal John's film about our walk and wildcamp across Dartmoor... things now at risk pending a court decision:
www.youtube.com/watch?si=oym...
www.youtube.com/watch?si=oym...
Our Land - Wild Camping on Dartmoor
YouTube video by Right To Roam
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November 13, 2024 at 3:46 PM
My pal John's film about our walk and wildcamp across Dartmoor... things now at risk pending a court decision:
www.youtube.com/watch?si=oym...
www.youtube.com/watch?si=oym...
My piece on walking the Tour du Mont Blanc. In short - magnificent, apart from those sodding ladders:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/...
‘The mountain’s power sends volts through the soul’: hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc
An eight-day trek high in the Alps of France, Italy and Switzerland proves a stern test amid bad weather, snoring hikers and hangovers. But the views …
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:43 PM
My piece on walking the Tour du Mont Blanc. In short - magnificent, apart from those sodding ladders:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/...