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Are the Alps falling down?

September 12, 2019by katy dartford Leave a comment

It was during a weeks ski touring from the Cosmiques hut in Contamines when during our usual post day out beer, mountain guide, Andy Perkins declared he thought mountaineering was […]

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(Non) Chamonix Spring / Summer 2017

August 27, 2017by katy dartford 2 Comments

Chamonix spring and summer didn’t really happen for me this year. Once last year’s achilles tendentious eased off, the pain moved to the calf, with muscle tears in exactly the […]

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Getting involved with Free to Run

December 30, 2016by katy dartford Leave a comment

I recently decided I wanted to put my journalism and communications skills to use for a cause close to my heart. I stumbled across the NGO ‘Free to Run’ when  […]

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So you think you know Chamonix?

December 8, 2016by katy dartford Leave a comment

Here’s my round up for WRS’s Lake Geneva’s Voice magazine of a few things you may not know about the adrenaline capital of the Alps: Into the Void But, if you want […]

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An ‘Asylum with a view’…..

July 27, 2015by katy dartford 2 Comments

Chamonix 2.5 years on….. going full circle. I realised I’ve been a little quiet with the old blog lately. I also tend to stay away from personal stuff on here as […]

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Gore-Tex Transalpine-Run

March 16, 2015by katy dartford Leave a comment

This Autumn, myself and team mate, high performance dietitian, Rebecca Dent are planning to take part in the Trans Alps Run, one of the greatest challenges for mountain and trail runners. The […]

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Dynafit International Women’s Day

March 11, 2015by katy dartford Leave a comment

I’ve not posted much lately. I’ve been busy trying to learn French, trying to learn to snowboard and trying to make ends meet – all difficult things to do in […]

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Mountain Craft. Filming with Arc’terxy

November 21, 2014by katy dartford Leave a comment

I’ve literally just heard that this has premiered at the Kendal Mountain Festival 2014…. Back in June I wrote about how I was helping out on a shoot by Arc’terxy for […]

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Learning to bolt at “The Magic Roundabout,” Kalymnos

November 16, 2014by katy dartford Leave a comment

I hadn’t planned on going to the Kalymnos this year -much as I love it there -but when a friend of mine, Andy Hedgecock, offered to show me how to bolt- […]

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From Marathon to Ultra….. The OCC

September 4, 2014by katy dartford Leave a comment

Last week I successfully completed by first official “Ultra Marathon” (ie anything over the distance of 50km.) The OCC or Orsières – Champex – Chamonix, is designed to offer something for those […]

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Spring skiing in February!— in the lesser known ( unless you’re French) Val Claree
What’s it like being in a French ski resort with no lifts running and a 6pm curfew? Read more >>> Via Euronews: A 'special kind of atmosphere' in French ski resorts during lockdown https://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/02/22/a-special-kind-of-atmosphere-in-french-ski-resorts-during-lockdown
Quick round trip to #Paris today to sign and stamp some (hopefully) final documents for my #Greek nationality application. @jezfielder commands me to head to a #michelinstar we’d seen on @chefstablenetflix - @yam t’cha for their takeaway steamed buns. Had a lovely chat with the chef - made my day in rainy #Paris
Task was to paint something in different styles. So this time I’ve gone for Pierre Andre. Looks cartoon like but was actually pretty hard to reproduce... @londonartcollege

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