Introduction It begins or occurs often imperceptibly, with or in a space initially barely noticed: a den hidden beneath brambles, a boulder tucked into the curve of a slope, hidden from sight, a blank canvas resting against the russet coloured walls of my cabin in the evening light. One does not begin with construction or…
Tag: philosophy
UKB 2.0 — When a Forum Forgets
UKB 2.0 — When a Forum Forgets Or the autocratic nature of a once independent UKB “Power is everywhere; not because it embraces everything, but because it comes from everywhere.” — Michel Foucault UKB now feels caught in that final stage, optimised, sanitised, and increasingly detached from the people who built it. Tech critic Cory…
burnt toast
I went for a long drive to go bouldering; in the end I didn’t climb much at all. After crossing the Pyrenees I drove across vast tracts of empty arid Spanish landscapes, boggling in its scale and occasionally marvelling at its detail. I had plenty of time to think on this long journey. Bouldering has…
patient
It’s difficult to describe the last few months, dislocation from previous life, removal of old context go some way to explaining my current state of mind and life. A sense of content adriftness, an alienation that is both sweet and consuming. The projects of house renovation, something I never took to seriously, stutter on, bit…
the pangs
I want to describe and represent a visceral recollection of a bouldering session. I’ve been in N wales for a few days and recalling a session yesterday as I sit in my van after a long night’s sleep and write. I’m reading William Finnegan’s ‘Barbarian Days a Surfing Life’ which is most likely one of…
boulder being
I’m often moved to question what bouldering is all about and what it means.
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