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Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Eeyore's in the Alps, Chamonix, France
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, January 22, 2015
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Video: ASICS "Outrun the Sun" Trail Running Challenge
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, January 8, 2015
Last summer, ASICS hosted an incredible tail running event that challenged two teams of endurance athletes to "outrun the sun" around Mont Blanc in Europe. The relay race started and ended in Chamonix, France but crossed through Italy and Switzerland [...]
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Sign-Up for the Inaugural TransArabia Ultramarathon, Get a Discounted Entry into the TransPyrenea 895 Too!
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Ultrarunners who had been hoping to take part in the 2015 TransPyrenea 895 race, but found themselves missing the cutoff for registration may just have a second chance to get in on the adventure. The race reached [...]
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Video: Swoopy Summer - Speedflying in Chamonix
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Here's a fun video from filmmaker Arnaud Longobardi. It features some great scenes from this past summer in Chamonix, France, where the speedflying, wingsuit jumping, and paragliding appear to be amazing. The scenery in, and around, Chamonix is second [...]
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Video: Mountain Biking Les Arcs, France
Posted by Unknown on Monday, November 3, 2014
Earlier today, we had a video of mountain bikers riding the wet trails of central England. Now, we jump across the Channel to France, where the conditions are decidedly more tolerable, and the scenery incredibly breathtaking. In this video, a couple [...]
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Video: Proximity Wingsuit Flying in the Alps
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 10, 2014
If you need further proof that wingsuit pilots have nerves of steel, check out the video below. It features Jokke Sommer and Halvor Angvik as they make an incredible flight down the Le Catogne in the Alps of France. At some points, the two men are so [...]
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Video: Mountain Biking Mont Blanc Backcountry Singletrack
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, October 7, 2014
There is no question that the trails on, and around, Mont Blanc offer up some great opportunities for outdoor athletes. In this video, courtesy of our friends at EpicTV, two mountain bikers explore the fantastic singletrack that can be found there, and [...]
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Video: A Climbing and Paragliding Adventure in Chamonix
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 3, 2014
A few weeks back, climber Julien Irilli had himself quite an adventure in the Alps near Chamonix, France. Irilli began the day by first taking a cable car to the top of the Aiguille Du Midi. From there, he then paraglider off the mountain, and soared [...]
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Video: An Alps Travelogue to Mont Blanc
Posted by Unknown on Monday, September 29, 2014
Shot in the Alps near Chamonix, France this past July, this video follows a trio of climbers as they head to Mont Blanc, the tallest mountain in Western Europe. It is a wonderful three-and-a-half minute film of the journey to the summit, complete with [...]
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Peak to Peak 2014 Expedition a Success!
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Back in August, I posted a story about the Peak to Peak 2014 Expedition, an attempt by adventurers Grant "Axe" Rawlinson and Alan Silva to climb the highest mountains in the U.K. and France, while traveling between [...]
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Video: BASE Jumper Completes 49 Jumps in 19 Days
Posted by Unknown on Friday, September 19, 2014
BASE jumper and wingsuit pilot Ian McIntosh traveled to France and Switzerland recently, where he was able to complete an astounding 49 jumps in just 19 days. The video below captures some of the action, as well as some of the other hijinks that occurred [...]
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Video: Wingsuit Flying in Brévent, France
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, September 18, 2014
Brévent is a mountain near Chamonix in in France that has become one of the top destinations for wingsuit pilots looking to test their skills. It is popular in part because it is easy to access, but also because it gives wingsuiters multiple routes to [...]
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Video: Running the UTMB with Anton Krupicka
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 16, 2014
A few weeks back, hundreds of runners lined up to take on the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, a grueling run around Mont Blanc that crosses through France, Italy, and Switzerland. It is widely considered to be amongst the toughest foot races in the world, [...]
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Video: Precision Wingsuit Flying on the Mont Blanc Massif
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Ready for a little boost of adrenaline? Then check out the video below which comes our way courtesy of our friends over at EpicTV. It features wingsuit pilot Vincent Descols as he puts on an impressive display of precision flying over the Le Catogne, [...]
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French Adventurer Wakes From Coma, Recovering Well After Fall
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Last week I posted the story of Sylvain Tesson, a popular French writer and adventurer who was injured after falling ten meters while climbing a chateau on Chamonix. Tesson, who routinely scales man-made structures such [...]
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The North Face Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc Sees Repeat Winners
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This past weekend, one of the toughest and most demanding foot races in the world took place around Mont Blanc, the tallest mountain in Western Europe. That's where the 2014 North Face Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc was [...]
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Popular French Adventurer in a Coma After Suffering a Fall
Posted by Unknown on Monday, August 25, 2014
42-year old French adventurer Sylvain Tesson is in a coma after suffering a fall while attempting to climb a building last week. The popular writer was in Chamonix at the time of the accident, which occurred last Wednesday. [...]
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