Tag: alps

Exploring an abandoned military fort near the pass

4 October 2019

Near the top of the pass, I discovered I was near an abandoned military fort. Should I go in? It was June and the main entrance was blocked with snow. A huge draft blowing around it. The curiosity got too much. I took the snow shovel from my van, put on my wellies, helmet and […]

Fairytale paddling past chateaus in France

27 September 2019

Fairytale paddling on fairytale flows, with fairytale friends by fairytale Chateaus. Paddling down part of the Upper Guil above ChateauQ with the ThunderPaddlers was probably one of my paddling highlights – and you can see why! Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Starting my summer tour of the French Alps

23 September 2019

For undisclosed reasons, as I left the UK for my on my tour of the French Alps this summer, the last thing I picked up was a pineapple plant. Safely strapped into the front seat, the Pineapple plant snook through French customs. In Chamonix he gazed at the Christmas cake mountains, spiky peaks sprinkled in […]

Solo via ferrata is all about the head game

21 September 2019

Solo Via Ferrata is head game. Via Ferrata is like climbing. Or climbing scaffolding. Or something. I felt it was like lead climbing a grade 3 indoor route, but with much more exposure. It's a weird thing because you could say, "I'm clipped in, I'm totally safe" and that's mostly true. But it's also true […]

A typical week living and working in the Briancon area

20 September 2019

When I was staying in the Briancon are, my weeks would usually look like this: Work mon-fri, 9-5. Hear about my friends adventures on the evenings. Politely decline their invitation to skip work to come out with them the following day. Then at the weekend, a new set of friends would arrive and they'd start […]

Paddling in the Alps with DRJ Adventures

11 September 2019

Such a pleasure to paddle with the DRJ Adventures team in the Alps this year. On the water, responsible professionals. Off the water, chefs, drivers, mechanics, champion fly swatters. In the water…. Jk that never happened £ Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Moving together across glaciers with proper training

3 September 2019

Moving together across glaciers: respect the environment, get proper training and have fun. ”—» Originally posted on Instagram

Learning in the Alps thanks to the Conville Trust

31 August 2019

Thanks to the Conville Trust, I was in the Alps to learn. Tamsin and Matt were our long suffering question-answerers, chaffuers and water bottle fillers ˜… Glaciers are hazard in the Alps, so we learnt how to cross them safely and how to rescue a teammate from a crevasse if they dropped in for a […]