The Climber magazine, New Zealand’s Rock and Ice recently published Ascending The Dragon with accompanying photo montages. Though the magazine is unavailable in Canada, a PDF version of the story and spread is available here.

For my antipodean friends and readers who may be able to get their hands on this magazine, please do so, it’s a fantastic publication, and contains two previously unpublished climbing photos.

For those unfamiliar with the story, it involves a foursome of climbers laying seige to climbing fears in Vietnam’s picturesque Ha Long Bay.

Line of Control, my account of two weeks traveling through Kashmir made the shortlist of 22 finalists in the creative non-fiction category of the 2008 CBC literary awards.
I consider it a real honor to be shortlisted in a contest that lists authors like Michael Ondaatje amongst its previous winners. [...]

The January 2009 issue of Rock and Ice magazine features two of my photos as part of the Mammut Photography contest.
Approaching Dione, a black and white image from a trip to the Tantalus Range took runner up in the “snow and ice” category, while Unique Look Activated, a collaboration between myself and Chris Ouston, took [...]

Are you searching for something completely unique? There’s still time to order custom prints from my library, and make it in time for the holidays. All colour and black & white C-prints are produced on Kodak Endura paper, with each print personally approved and signed.
The images are avaliable in three custom sizes as outlined [...]

The Word On The Street Festival was a great mystery when we jogged up the stairs from the sky train - the scope and scale of the event still completely unknown. We walked through the tents brandishing glossy books and magazines for half an hour before my nerves were put on edge: I saw the [...]

I was really excited when about a month ago I was invited to read my short story Bukowski My Boilermaker for the Vancouver leg of the Word on the Street Festival. I somehow imagined a small venue, dark and full of coffee where I could ramble on without consequence. What I did not realize - [...]

Well, there were a few months there where I assumed this cool little magazine from Portland had gone under taking my deep water soloing story with it. News came a few weeks ago and I wasn’t far off: the editors had had some disagreements with their publisher and went to great lengths [...]

A new show of photos will be on display at LOCUS for the month of August. The show features black and white portraits and landscapes from China and the South Pacific. 
The show opens on Tuesday August 5th at 8:00 PM with the musical talents of DJ Ride. Yes, he’l be riding us all night long [...]

I have a thousand words in the June issue of climbing, along with two photos. The story is the lead in the  ”off-the-wall” section. It’s entitled, ”El Castillo Illegal.”
The magazine is widely available. 
MJPH

Hey good news! My story, Bukowski My Boilermaker, that was the winner of SubTerrain Magazine’s 2007 Lush Triumphant contest has got more legs! It was  nominated for a Western Magazine award in the Human Experience category. 

The awards ceremony is June 20th! For details WESTERN MAGAZINE AWARDS