Winter 2024 program on line
As I write this, we’re coming to the end of summer here in Chamonix. Temperatures are dropping and our thoughts turn to the snowy season. You can access my full […]
As I write this, we’re coming to the end of summer here in Chamonix. Temperatures are dropping and our thoughts turn to the snowy season. You can access my full […]
Like a magnetic pull, skiing and mountaineering in the polar regions has attracted me for many years. The remoteness, the quality of the light and the magical mix of mountains […]
Hej! At IsKEA, we believe your skis should continue to give you pleasure long after they’ve done their last turns – which is why we call our approach ‘downhill design’. […]
“Me a-go talk about what I see” Eddy Grant, 1978 It’s one thing seeing all the pictures of the poor conditions in the high mountains. I’ve been avoiding terrain above […]
Even at the end of a very long very hot summer (or maybe because we’re at the end of a very long very hot summer), the head of steam for […]
For the 2022 ski touring season, I’ll be skiing on Movement Alp Tracks 100 supplied by the Concept Pro Shop in Chamonix. Here’s a preliminary review of them written just […]
The month of March is usually busy, but 2022 has surpassed any year I can remember for intensity and variety of guiding. The lid of the Covid lockdown pressure cooker […]
Seeing a skier being carted off the hill by the ski patrol is never nice, but when it’s in the first week of the season, I always feel a massive […]
It’s the last day of November 2021 as I write this, and the snow is falling to valley level in Chamonix. With all the challenges of 2021, everyone is super […]
Third weekend in November every year is when the climbing tribe descends on a small town in the northwest of England for its annual gathering. For over twenty years it’s […]