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D DAY! IT'S TIME TO RACE...

PETER HAS DONE IT!! WHAT A TROOPER. MAGNIFICENT RUN, PETER. WELL DONE, INDEED. **Arrived Final Stop Chamonix – Arrivee (km 98) and crossed the FINISH LINE at 07.32 am in place 351!! Peter has sp… more →

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Courmayeur: Hiking at the feet of Mont Blanc

waitinginthedark wrote 2 weeks ago: I love the mountains. In all seasons. In winter, when everything is white and I slide on the snow w … more →

Tags: Hiking, alps, Italy, mont blanc, tour du mont blanc

Off Piste

O. wrote 1 month ago: I now realise why I’ve never been particularly interested in taking up skiing. You have to put up wi … more →

Tags: C.C.C, Chamonix, Champex, Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix, mont blanc, Training, ultra trail, utccc, utmb

A short happy life on the Tour de Mont Blanc (TMB) — 2 comments

ccs2000 wrote 5 months ago: Ok, I confess – this post has almost nothing in common with Hemingway’s short story abou … more →

Tags: Travel Journal, Tour de Mont Blanc, tmb, alps, Chamonix

Another Wakeup Call — 1 comment

O. wrote 5 months ago: When I started training for my first marathon, my training regime boiled down to this: run a lot. … more →

Tags: Running, Gym, Travel, marathon, Chamonix, C.C.C, utmb, Ultramarathon, North Face Ultra Trail

Mont Blanc Summit trip Day 2 — 1 comment

nbowles wrote 6 months ago: MONT BLANC AUGUST 2009 DAY 2 For this trip Nigel Shepherd, our usual guide, was unavailable, probabl … more →

Tags: Mont Blanc 2009, Aiguille du Geant, dent du geant, torino hut, mont blanc

Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix

O. wrote 6 months ago: On Christmas day, between – or perhaps because of – several glasses of red wine, I too … more →

Tags: Running, Travel, marathon, Chamonix, C.C.C, utmb, Ultramarathon, utccc

Italian mountain properties see small price decline

Carla Passino wrote 6 months ago: Prices for Italian mountain properties went down by 0.1% in the first half of 2008, but some village … more →

Tags: Property, Aosta Valley, italian property, italian property for sale, Italy, Property For Sale, property prices

Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc

lolajones wrote 7 months ago: Europe’s answer perhaps to all these other ulta and extreme marathons about which we have been … more →

Tags: Extreme Sport, Marathons, Sport, France, Italy, Chamonix, mont blanc, switzerland, Ultra-Marathon

North Face CCC done done done! And not even bitterly — 1 comment

musingsofabittergirl wrote 10 months ago: OK I only have time for a short but satisfying quicky post before I am off to climb something up the … more →

Tags: Chamonix, Mountain Sports, observations, Personal Whining, C.C.C, Chamoix, Champex, endurance running, France

D DAY! IT'S TIME TO RACE...

rainbowsmiles wrote 10 months ago: PETER HAS DONE IT!! WHAT A TROOPER. MAGNIFICENT RUN, PETER. WELL DONE, INDEED. **Arrived Final Stop … more →

Tags: Community, fundraising, kids, Non-profit, Sponsorships, Ultra Trail Running, athletics, CCC UTMB, Chamonix

Peter's Thoughts and Reflections (July 2008)

rainbowsmiles wrote 11 months ago: Building on pain and pushing the body had been the themes of this month. While the first week of … more →

Tags: Community, fundraising, kids, Malaysia, Non-profit, Sponsorships, Ultra Trail Running, athletics, Charity

Bitter Tragedy on Dolent — 1 comment

musingsofabittergirl wrote 11 months ago: A father and three of his children in a Dutch family died on Mont Dolent (July 24 2008), which is n … more →

Tags: Mountain Sports, the Alps, Chamonix, French Alps, mont blanc, climbing accident, Mont Dolent, Dutch Family, tragedy