Are the Alps falling down?
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
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 […]
Getting involved with Free to Run
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 […]
So you think you know Chamonix?
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 […]
An ‘Asylum with a view’…..
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 […]
Gore-Tex Transalpine-Run
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 […]
Dynafit International Women’s Day
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 […]
Mountain Craft. Filming with Arc’terxy
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 […]
Learning to bolt at “The Magic Roundabout,” Kalymnos
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- […]
From Marathon to Ultra….. The OCC
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 […]
