In about 10 days I will embark on my my Cycling East adventure and for this epic cycle ride I am lucky enough to be taking not just a good bike but quite possibly the ultimate touring bike currently available.
Deciding on our next adventure
Life, like cycle touring is full of endless route decisions. While we might think we know the general direction, certain innocuous looking turns can make life changing differences.
A great road ride circuit from Chamonix
This weekend we attempted a road bike circuit that has jumped out of the maps at me for ages.
Rhino Laces – My review of the unbreakable boot lace
Rhino Laces are a new company given a boost by Kickstarter, they basically came up with a pair of boot laces that are guaranteed to last your lifetime or if they don’t they will send you a new set!
A quick review on skiing Cervinia and Zermatt
We snowboarded and skied at Cervinia for the ski resorts closing day last week. I guess I like symmetry because that’s the same place we started the northern winter way back on the 14th November, so it’s been a long season!
Great places to buy quality kit at low prices
I keep telling people to click on my blog links so I earn a massive 4% cashback to help fund my next adventures and to encourage that, these are links from the best companies to buy stuff from.
Splitboarding: Five Pros and Cons
So the biggest new thing in winter sports is certainly not those pointless snow bikes but instead the much more exciting Splitboarding.
Why spring skiing in Chamonix is unbeatable!
Chamonix’s last proper ski area closed for skiing and snowboarding
Climbing at Gaillands Crags, Chamonix and some easter hiking
Chamonix has some spectacular climbing areas in the valley. Lots are nicely bolted, some a little bit polished but super fun to spend an evening after work chilling out at. It has been a race against the setting sun during April as we don’t finish work until 6pm but there’s still enough time for 3 or 4 routes here.
Abseiling back down with Les Drus in the dusk light.
The view across to the Mt Blanc Massive, not a bad scene to have at the top of the routes.
Meg climbing a super nice, 5 something graded route in the middle of the crags.
Not at Gaillands but from the Petit Balcon Sud above the crags, I just love the picture and that view you just can’t escape from!
This is another picture from the Petit Balcon Sud it was taken at easter hence the white chocolate chicken, there’s no climbing but I love this picture!