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Tag Archives: chamonix

Autumn Adventures

October 25, 2020by katy dartford Leave a comment

Truffle hunting season is underway in Northern Italy and I went along to Alba to discover the secrets of the truffle hunters – and taste some local wine and cheese […]

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sunrise across chamonix

“The New Normal” Climate Change and Alpinism in Chamonix

September 22, 2020by katy dartford Leave a comment

It’s Green Week which this year focuses on the theme of nature and biodiversity, so perhaps an apt time for my article on Climate Change and Alpinism in Chamonix to […]

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A change of plan

May 15, 2020by katy dartford Leave a comment

The coronavirus pandemic meant this years ski season was cut short. So, whilst in lockdown and missing the snow, I was inspired to put a little film together about one […]

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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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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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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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alpinsim chamonix

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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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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alpinsim chamonix

Climbing Mont Blanc….

August 2, 2014by katy dartford Leave a comment

Just a quick update on the previous blog post…. We reached the summit of Mont Blanc yesterday morning with Fabio Levi from Dream Guides leading the way. (Fabio also guided Dwain […]

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