The celebrated mountaineer and photojournalist Roger Redfern is author of forty books and his articles have appeared in publications that range from Country Life, The Lady and Woman's World to TGO, High and the Dalesman. He has written a regular piece for the Guardian's Country Diary for almost thirty years. He has travelled widely - from Belarus and Ukraine to Cuba, Brazil and Argentina; from central Africa to the European Alps which he knows intimately. He lives in the heart of the Peak District.