Author Archives: chamonixbikeblog

Something old, something new. something borrowed, something tree.

Posted on 14th November 2019
Quality content. Supplied by Toby's photography skills. #phonephotae.
Advertising a grand new(ish) Chamonix bike trail through the medium of an infinite library, Charlie Brooker and some average at best content.
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Tour des Combins

Posted on 28th September 2019
Dave learning just how much fun carrying a bike up hill can be at 2800m
Two days of biking in mountains, on mountains, between mountains and ignoring mountains. And a hut. 130km round, 5000m up and 5900m down if you want to try it yourself.
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Continuous Professional Development

Posted on 10th August 2019
The Tarentaise. Does a good line in ridge trails, thanks to the inside line for showing us them.
Exploring. What else are days off bike guiding for? In this episode; a trip to Beaufortain for VTT enduro uplift fun.
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Finale / Lads lads lads

Posted on 20th May 2019
Obligatory pissing about up at NATO shot, cheers Lorne.
Guided riding in Finale Ligure, mountain biking by the sea. And death by nostalgia. What more could you ask of a blog post?
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Anything for an easy life.

Posted on 17th April 2019
Pila. and pan shot saturday
Late season skiing = early season lift access biking.
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Ccccchanges: Lift openings 2019

Posted on 11th April 2019
One man and his dog. Llyr and me on the first ride of the year back in March.
All the lift info for bike season 2019, and some news about French MTB guiding
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How to ride a bike in Chamonix.

Posted on 3rd December 2018
Chamonix. Grand, isn't it.
Your handy, one stop shop for everything you need to know to go mountain bike riding in Chamonix. Lifts, trails, restrictions, beer and bikes.
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Hunting trails

Posted on 1st November 2018
Really was a cracking find this trail. Oli leads out on the most interesting section.
We went hunting for new trails, found a grand one, so instead I go and write a piece about why killing things isn't great.
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Verbs

Posted on 22nd October 2018
Vertigo. To get this shot I climbed a tree to pretty much the top, then noticed the drop off the cliff to the side and asked Spence to hurry up so I could get back down again.
Verbier. It's got mountains and bike trails and lifts and stuff.
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The journey, not the destination.

Posted on 18th October 2018
It's cycle touring, not bike packing. Just because you've been tight and just strapped your shit onto the bike rather than using a pannier doesn't make it a different sport, it just means you're using the wrong tools for the job.
Tour du Mont Blanc on a road bike. Cycle touring not bike packing.
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