This year is the 10th anniversary of the Red Bull Trans Alps Paragliding race. As always it requires a strong mind, exceptional fitness and a lot of skill – this event is like the mountain man’s version of the world famous Ironman. Good flying conditions can make a huge difference to how much time has to be spent on foot. It is a LONG ...

Exploring the beaches just outside of Melbourne (Maxime Turgeon). As 2013 hoovers on our doorstep, it’s time to start making your list of dreamy places to visit, and for sure Australia should be somewhere near the top.  Though I’m for sure a winter lover, and snow lover, when we packed our bags and left the encroaching Aussie summer a few ...

I mean seriously. It would be a massive achievement for even the fastest of alpinists to go from Courmayeur to the summit of Mont Blanc and back down to Chamonix in less then 24 hours via the Arête l’Innominata. But for Kilian Jornet to do it in just under nine hours? And to do it via a technical climbing route?! Solo!?! And in running ...

It’s that time of the year again in Chamonix… End of August. The streets are invaded by tourists who have apparently never walked in busy public spaces before, the insane queues at the Aiguille du Midi make locals want to point and laugh, the choppers are at their busiest saving the lives of hikers and downhill bikers who sometimes ...

One of the oldest and most challenging ultra races, the Western States Endurance Run (WSER), kicked off yesterday morning, June 23rd at 5:00am PST. Forty degree temperatures (4˚C) and rain mixed with hail challenged the 419 entered runners for at least the first 40 miles on course as they wound through the Sierra Mountains. Normally known for ...

  “Happy training…..it’s all in your heart.” Anna Frost For the last month I have been filling in for Zoe Hart hosting EpicTV’s Women’s Weekly. Each week after I leave the studio I have an energy buzz. Partly due to taping and the cameras and the lights – it’s always a little bit exciting when a camera ...