Ian’s 2009 Charity Challenge
Climbing high and running a long long way for The Stroke Association
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Snowdonia Mountaineering & Ice Climbing
10 Feb 2009So I’m back from the all important preparation course on basic mountaineering technique that’ll keep me safe up high on Mount Toubkal and Mont Blanc later in the year. The course was with 4 other budding winter walkers in Snowdonia.
I was pretty worried before going that all the snow we’d had was actually going to [...]
Training Begins!
25 Jan 2009After Nepal last year, I decided half through necessity (I was pretty weary/battered from the trip) but also in the knowledge that a rest would do me some good anyway, to take a break from the running through December. After being sick in early January and a lot of “running” around sorting the details of [...]
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Updates on my 2009 activities running a long way and climbing high to raise money/awareness for The Stroke Association.
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- Jalal: Hi Ian I have decide to do the Toubkal on the 26th October , i am doing a 4 days trek. i may hav [...]
- Nimble Runner: Well done Ian, what a great first half of 2009. Was nice to meet you on Twitter and to (almost) ru [...]
- amy: Congratulations on your race! Sometimes enjoying the race is the piece we miss the most in our runn [...]
- Angela Higgins: Ah well done Ian. Fantastic effort. Good wee posting too :D The moral of the story... don't go c [...]
- Ian: Hi Jalal, The climb in winter was non technical and is possible even with minimal experience walk [...]