Nadhira Al Harthy: The first Omani woman to summit Everest
In May 2019, Nadhirah Al Harthy became the first Omani woman and the second Omani to climb Mount Everest. I grabbed the chance to talk to her before she ran the 130km Oman by UTMB race.
Tag Archives: trail running
Oman and 3 Ultras…
Given that we’ve been in coronavirus lockdown and many of the summer trail races have been canceled this year, I look back at my last season’s bonanza’ of competitions with […]
The Marathon des Saveurs – a flavour of Switzerland
After a summer of ‘serious’ trail running events, it was time to do something more fun, in a stunning setting and to enjoy autumn in the mountains. And as you […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reporting for Chamonix
I’ve just started writing for the Chamonets website; activity reports, news, gear and restaurant reviews. It means if there is something going on in Chamonix… hopefully I will be there! Here’s […]
Cheese and Trails in Mauritius….
A plate full of cheese dribbled with olive oil, a little bread and two omeletts…..no, this wasn’t my choice for breakfast, but the choice of Yan De Maroussem, LUX’s trail […]
Mauritius; an ‘Adventure Island’?
Mauritius. It’s all about lounging by the pool sipping cocktails, fine dining, glamour,… and honeymoons, right? Well, actually- the island, in the Indian ocean just 2,000 kilometres off the southeast coast […]
The (not so) Petite tour des Fiz
I know there’s been some “big” running event going on in Chamonix this weekend ( ie The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc ) and a few friends have put […]
