Simon Usborne

Freelance feature writer and reporter.

The Guardian
He worked with artificial limbs for decades. Then a lorry ripped off his right arm. What happened when the expert became the patient?
Financial Times
How to climb Everest in a week
The Guardian
When historians and directors clash: ‘Ridley Scott was Napoleonic – there was no doubt who was in charge’
Telegraph Magazine
The couple trying to keep killer ‘zombie viruses’ at bay
The Guardian
How an app finally got me hooked on the piano
The Guardian
The regeneration project that became a £100m luxury ghost town
Telegraph Magazine
Death or jail: Inside the daredevil world of freeclimbers
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Financial Times
The amazing double life of Lhakpa Sherpa: Everest record breaker — and Connecticut house cleaner
Telegraph Magazine
‘I spent 10 years as a conflict negotiator. This is where Israel-Hamas talks have gone wrong’
The Guardian
‘Film is in my blood’: the secret cinema in the back of a London shop
Telegraph Magazine
Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and Silicon Valley's most modest billionaire
Financial Times
Kenton Cool: Risks and rewards in the death zone
The Sunday Times
One innocent email and the climate deniers smelt blood
The Sunday Times
Why Simon Reeve owes his career to Osama bin Laden
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Financial Times
A trail of two cities: cycling London to Paris off-road
Financial Times
As the Olympics return, Cortina hopes for a new golden age
Financial Times
My day trip to medieval England
Financial Times
The Netflix tycoon, his private resort — and the future of skiing
Financial Times
How the other half fly: inside Heathrow’s revamped VIP lounge
Financial Times
Rome’s new Romeo hotel is stunning — and not always in a good way
Financial Times
How the SUP went from novelty beach toy to adventurers’ best friend
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Simon is an award-winning feature writer in London. Published in The Guardian, the Financial Times, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, Vogue, GQ. Available for a range of writing work. Formerly a writer and editor at The Independent. A winner and nominee at the Press Awards.

simon@susborne.com