Ian’s 2009 Charity Challenge
Climbing high and running a long long way for The Stroke Association
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Mont Blanc – Quick Update
In: Mountains
12 Aug 2009A really quick post before the full report…
On the 4th August 2009 at 8:15am local time (9:15am GMT), I stood on the summit of Mont Blanc (4810m, the highest peak in Western Europe), after over 7hrs of ascent in “serious” conditions. It was one tough day but the feeling getting to the top was incredible [...]
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Alps Preparation
In: General
28 Jun 2009Mont Blanc and my trip to the Alps is now really close! I’m a mixture of excitement and anxiety, it feels attainable but still a long way (up) and a lot of hard work away. Yet despite some hitches, the training, hours spent walking in the UK and kit purchases seem to be coming together [...]
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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 [...]