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The insole you get inside a ski boot off the shelf is rubbish; let's change that.

After a snowy start to 2026, Henry headed North to discover Scottish skiing - to realise a dream long held, and to explore how an industry left on its knees is celebrating an epic winter. The sun rose – barely – out the window of the train as it wound its way higher and higher and deeper and deeper into the Scottish Highlands. There was barely anyone else onboard, and who could fault them? The snow had been falling thick and fast over the previous few days and this, the first

Learning to let go.

Thursday 26th February 2026 - Ushguli, Georgia And still it snowed. The broad windows in the currently disused breakfast room look out over a Svanetian defensive tower, built at some point between the 10th and 13th centuries AD. Whilst yesterday it had been beautifully framed against a pure royal blue sky covered with scudding cloud, today it was almost invisible. The snow was falling thick and fast past the window and around the tower. The flakes were large and thick, thuddi

When TripThings reached out asking if I was keen to try their LYSCHY Premium Balaclava - and glancing at a cold weather forecast ahead - I didn't hesitate ...