Journalist and Mountaineer Dan Aspel is based in Cambridgeshire and spends most of his spare time working in Snowdonia, the Scottish Highlands and the European Alps. A certified Mountain Leader and Divemaster, Dan worked for MCN and Trail magazines as well as producing a number of stand-alone magazines and supplements. When he’s not mountain climbing, he reads, rides bikes and spends time with his daughter.

Dan’s favourite mountain companion is the Lifesystems Ultralight Survival Shelter, because you can never be complacent in the mountains and it’s kept him going for longer on several occasions.