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We stayed in Refuge Agnel for a second night so we could climb another 3000 metre mountain, Pain du Sucre. We rose at 6.45 for breakfast at 7.15 after a disturbed night's sleep, not unexpected for our first night at altitude. Also, I'd drunk so much water to make sure I didn't get dehydrated, that... Continue Reading →
Excited for the first day of our trek, we got up at 6.45, locked and moved the van to the place where we'd been told we could leave it, put our rucksacks on and left the campsite. We walked to Mont Dauphin station to get the 8.30 bus to St Veran, stopping to visit the... Continue Reading →
We had a great walk up Crete de Vars today. It was quite cloudy when we left the campsite but at least that meant it was cool because we had quite an ascent ahead of us. We set off through the forest and the path zigzagged up hill relentlessly. We could see rain clouds on... Continue Reading →
Our race is tomorrow in the Ubaye valley so we prepared the van for a night away from the campsite and set off. We headed up numerous hairpin bends, with beautiful views, to Col de Vars where we were meeting the Moorcroft family for a walk. The walk was a gentle bimble around the hillside...... Continue Reading →
Today we had a beautiful walk to a col, which was over 2300m. We left the van at one end, jumped in Dan's car and drove further up the valley. It was cloudy when we started walking along a lovely, path around the mountainside, ascending gently. I was quite pleased that it wasn't too hot,... Continue Reading →
John and I were away in South Wales last week. The weather was amazing and, following a great gig by the Manics and Super Furry Animals in Swansea, we managed to do lots of walking and running in the Brecon Beacons, as well as relaxing. The 3 long routes we'd planned were stunning and progressively more challenging, culminating in... Continue Reading →
I've just realised I haven't written a blog for over 3Â weeks, partly because John and I have been so busy, and partly because my training has been 'more of the same'... some lows, when I've wondered what I've done entering such difficult trail races, and some highs when I'm pleased with what I've achieved so... Continue Reading →
I've had some moments of serious self doubt this week about my ability to run hilly half marathons, wondering what on earth I am doing, and why. Firstly, we hiked the Scott Snowdonia trail half marathon route on Thursday, which proved to be tougher than I expected, even walking. As you would probably expect, the... Continue Reading →
We got up early again and prepared for a long day in the mountains. We had breakfast, prepared packed lunches and washed up before driving 25 minutes along the valley to Fuente De. From here, we took the cable car 800m up the mountain to about 1700m. We enjoyed the view from the viewing platform... Continue Reading →
We set the alarm last night for the first time this holiday and rose at 7.00. The walk we planned today is a busy one so we wanted to make an early start. However, we couldn’t move the camper van from the campsite until 8.00. As soon as we could, we drove the hour and... Continue Reading →
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