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A day in Italy

Wayne aka ChamonixMTB, Chamonix's first French qualified UK guide drifting into 2020.

There are many odd questions you get asked living in Chamonix. Where’s the lift to the Mont Blanc? Is it pronounced Chamonix or Chamonix? Are you a skier or snowborder? Which do you prefer; summer or winter? If you could only do biking or skiing; which?

Obviously these aren’t questions people are interested in the answer to, it’s just humans wanting to avoid silence and keep the distractions going, but the “if you could only…?” questions always intrigues me. Like, what freak scenario are you imagining that will leave the circumstances that would create only being able to ski OR … [Read full post]

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

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.

Tour des Combins

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.

Continuous Professional Development

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.

Finale / Lads lads lads

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?

Anything for an easy life.

Pila. and pan shot saturday
Late season skiing = early season lift access biking.

Ccccchanges: Lift openings 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

How to ride a bike in Chamonix.

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.

Hunting trails

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.

Verbs

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.