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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013: January 2013
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013. Tuesday, 15 January 2013. Last night we went to Evans Cycles in Waterloo to test ride a few bikes.We learnt some important lessons - a) we know nothing about bikes and b) they are bloomin' expensive. Whilst the test ride was pretty useful to get sizing and requirements right, we agreed our total mileage on road bikes up to this point was probably around a mile between us - quite a lot of work to do in the next few months! Thursday, 10 January 2013. Http:/ www.rest...
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013: Chamonix 9 - 10
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013. Tuesday, 10 September 2013. Chamonix 9 - 10. Monday was spent mountaineering – getting used to climbing at altitude, practicing ice climbing and learning safety techniques for crevasse crossings. We then drove to Annecy to do some ground handling and drills to familiarize ourselves with our new wings. Today we confirmed sponsorship from ITV paragliding – a company steeped in paragliding fame. After creating one of the first specific paragliding wings, ITV have always ...
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013: May 2013
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013. Tuesday, 28 May 2013. Videos: Mont Blanc Summit Flight. Tuesday, 14 May 2013. I've embedded my Strava feed to the right of the page so you can see our training efforts, as well as track us down during the challenge. This is the bag containing the wing and harness. We'll be carrying this - plus all of our equipment/food for a couple of days on the mountain. A considerable weight to climb 4,800m with! Finally off the ground! The highest altitude we reached all weekend.
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013: Chamonix: Days 1 - 3
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013. Sunday, 8 September 2013. Chamonix: Days 1 - 3. I was pretty terrified. My first experience with crampons would be walking down a knife edge arête with huge slopes either side. I was roped to Jenni and Graham and we took it nice and slowly – and I soon relaxed. It was about a 45 minute hike to the mountain hut and I enjoyed every moment. Now for the flight! Second time around - we nailed it. Full speed off the cliff – and before I knew it we were soaring up ...We land...
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013: March 2013
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013. Tuesday, 5 March 2013. We've been out on our first few big rides over the last couple of weeks - getting used to spending time in the saddle, using clip-ins for the first time and stomping down some miles! We've also just discovered the Strava GPS app - which tracks our distance, speed and elevation - and compares our performance with the pros and our friends. Everything has since got a LOT more competitive. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Http:/ www.itv-parapentes...
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013: April 2013
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013. Monday, 22 April 2013. Some big rides in the last few weeks - with a weekend in Anglesey and a ride down to the Brighton to put down to some serious miles. Jam also spent a week in France and cycled one of the Tour de France stages. Look out for a comprehensive blog post on these coming soon - but in the meantime here are some snaps! As we've got Tough Mudder coming up in two weeks time. Amazing scenery outside of Rhosneigr. Littlehampton Beach - 50 miles in. Http:/ w...
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013: August 2013
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013. Saturday, 31 August 2013. Start: Lons Le Saunier Finish: Saint Geneva. Distance: 77miles Climb: 6,800ft Moving Time: 7:10 Average Speed: 11mph Max Speed: 42mph. What A. Day. It turns out that the two hardest days – the two that I had been dreading the most – have been by far my favourite of the trip. We really hit the mountains today – huge climbs up to ski resorts, mountain passes and 10 mile high speed descents. Epic. What were you worried about? One of my best mome...
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013: February 2013
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Cycle, Climb, Fly - Mont Blanc 2013. Tuesday, 12 February 2013. A lot of people have been asking how we came up with this ambitious challenge - and the short answer is through having the good fortune to know Squash Falconer. And be inspired by her adventures. Jam has known Squash (a friend of his sister) since he was a kid, and I met her at the Boat Show a few years back. Watch the video below for a quick review of Squash's Mt Blanc summit and flight - and a taster of the challenge we are preparing for!
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A surprising day | Irwyn's Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Hills and mountains to climb. Went for a training ride with Tracy preparing for a bit of a cycle race next weekend. Did it in good time. The return half is far harder than the outward half. The col de Pre is a killer. Got home to find that my video with Squash of the Gran Paradiso flight has made it to GoPro HD video of the day. All very exciting. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Feed You can leave a response.
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