MF: HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN A MOUNTAIN MAN?
JF: “OK, so let’s make it clear that what I am doing definitely isn’t hardcore. It’s not Everest or K2. Essentially I’m just a mid-thirties anorak-wearing rambler. I’m far from a highly polished adventurer and don’t have any outdoor qualifications. I just learn as I go.”
Photography Edward Fitzpatrick @eddiefitz7
MF: SO WHAT MADE YOU LACE UP FOR THIS CHALLENGE?
JF: “I always dreamed I’d have an outdoorsy and adventurous kind of life. But after university I got sidelined by responsibilities and a decade quickly passed. I found myself working in an offi ce in a job I didn’t like, feeling a bit low, overweight and not getting outdoors enough. I needed to make a change.”