Finished my new "Rincon de Aventura y Naturaleza" - so now every time I walk in and out of my home office, I'm reminded of the best things in life: mountains, nature, trees, hiking, climbing... 🏔🌿✌️ It's giving me an immediate happiness boost 😁

An image to remind us all how quickly and profoundly the world can change, for better or worse. For so many reasons, this scene was totally unimaginable even 1 year ago, let alone longer (regardless of your view on these 2 individuals).

"Acknowledge your presence in the kayak of life, rather than fantasising about superyachts." Kayaking is life. Life is kayaking. Loch Hourn, heading for Barisdale Bay

Current bedside book stack (recently read or about to read). All the important things: mountains, energy, systems, trees, principles, meditation, mindfulness, understanding the past, understanding the future...

Spent my birthday mountain guiding the eastern Mamores, with a wild camp finish on the ridge before the western Mamores tomorrow. A big day for these lads with 1890m ascent but they rose to the challenge. Scotland at its best today! 😎✌️💙

La Partida de Madrid Gracias por todo, España. No es el final, claro que no. Solo es dar vuelta la página del primer de muchos capítulos más...

Outstanding critique of the Tony Blair Institute report. Well worth the 20 min read. ageoftransformation.org/climate-para...

Best of luck to FK Bodø/Glimt tonight/next Thurs, what a football story it would be if this small Arctic circle town that has risen out of nowhere to dominate Norwegian football in recent years could reach a major European final. They are not to be underestimated! on.ft.com/3GLnerA

Nearly a year on, still so sad about the tragical loss of Kevin Campbell, all-round great guy and legendary saviour of EFC during its darkest days. Gone far too soon. Nice tribute here from the BBC.

Creag Meagaidh on Wednesday: gusting to 40 mph on summit, howling wind through The Window, perfectly calm down below in the atmospheric Coire Ardair

If only there was some way of foretelling how wild things would get when #Trump got re-elected. Awaiting confirmation of #EFC pie-eating double swordman's appointment as Governor of #Canada soon...

One man above all has kept this club from falling apart over the last decade of chaos. Countless managers & players have come & gone while he defended us from oblivion. He is truly the Spirit of the Blues. Best of luck in your managerial debut tonight Séamus 💙💪🍀 #UTFT #NSNO #EFC

So a brutally cold statement ends the Sean Isis era at #Everton. Credit to his team for previous seasons work but on this season's numbers they can have no complaints. Badly found out & unable to adapt. The football has been dire & being 1pt above 18th gave TFG no real choice. #NSNO #EFC

Spending Xmas in Arizona America - 5 Great Things: - National Parks 🏔 - Friendliness of strangers 😁 - Customer service 🍻 - Fried Chicken 🍗 - Almond M&Ms 🌈 5 Not So Great Things: - Coffee ☕️🤷‍♂️ - Chocolate 🍫🤦‍♂️ - Cheese 🧀😳 - High fructose corn syrup🌽🤢 - Ye olde units (inches, ounces, Fahrenheit...) 🎚🤔

Navigating a cactus forest today on the way through Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona This one occasionally eats unsuspecting hikers

Tuve el gran placer de completar mi último de todos 23 de Los Dosmiles de la Sierra de #Guadarrama esta semana, con una senda nevada a La Maliciosa y vistas increíbles hacia #Madrid y #Segovia. Me ha encantado mucho explorar cada parte de estas "Montañas de Luz" en todas las temporadas.

NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM 💙💙💙

Fantastic atmosphere for an epic contest tonight in Vallecas. 2-0 up and cruising but Madrid bring it back to 2-2 in the blink of an eye before HT. Then when they go 3-2 up it looks like there's no way back but... "Este barrio nunca se rinde!" #rayo #rayovallecano #laliga #futbol

Whatever the challenges facing post-Assad #Syria, this collective outpouring of relief, joy and hope (even if overshadowed by all that went before) in #Damascus and across Syria today is truly a beautiful human moment. Celebrating #freedom won after so long and at such great cost.

Queuing for tickets for El Derbi de James Rodríguez on Saturday night. Sure, the Bernabéu is an impressive urban spaceship. But Estadio de Vallecas is an essential old-school football throwback. Only way to get a ticket is to turn up in person 2 days before! #rayo #rayovallecano

Short introduction to Israeli military doctrine: 1. Exploit any opportunity to extend territorial control outwith borders 2. Say these are limited, temporary security measures 3. Never let go Seems the much feared terrorism in Syria already began before they could enjoy even 1 day of freedom.

الف مبروك للشعب السوري!! Congratulations to the people of Syria!! This is your moment. A historic day. Yes, there may be difficult times still ahead, but today the world should respect your achievements & support your hard-won celebrations. Praying for a peaceful and inclusive transition.

Historic days in #Syria. Seems regime forces withdrawing from Homs. If true, another huge nail in the coffin, as the net also closes in from south. This is a huge moment. Syrians have waited so long for the end of this grim regime. May the final collapse be swift and the transition peaceful.

This photo I took back in 2006 of birds flying up above Husn, in Homs province, feels fitting today. This morning the rapidly unfolding revolution is already at the gates of Homs. It's unclear how weak the regime really is, maybe we'll know by tonight. Losing Homs would be a truly significant blow.

Since Everton last scored: - Rodri/Aitana won B d'Or - Israel bombed Iran - Mayan city discovered - Trump re-elected - King Felipe pelted with mud - German govt collapsed - Aleppo captured - Hezbollah truce - COP29 - Bluey World opened - Martial law in SK - Man ate $6.2m banana Never give up hope.

Can't take my eyes off #Syria. Could time & geopolitics finally catch up with #Assad? Road to Damascus is still long & a major battle no doubt awaits on route. Outcome will impact everyone across ME region. ~20yo pic at Citadel of Aleppo قلعة حلب from one of many pre-war visits in a former life

Waiting for Everton to score a goal #EFC