Train Travel article in ‘Explore’ magazine
The latest episode of Ellis Brigham’s ‘Explore’ magazine includes a special feature by Iain on train travel to the Alps. Iain looks at all the options for taking the train, including the Eurostar Snow Train via Lille, services via Paris and overnight trains via Brussels and Amsterdam. You can pick up a copy of ‘Explore’...
Chamonix article in Skier & Snowboarder Magazine
Iain’s article on the 100th anniversary of the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is now available in print in the Autumn 2024 issue of Skierandsnowboarder magazine. Read it online at www.skierandsnowboarder.com or listen to the episode of The Ski Podcast about the anniversary here:
How to travel Flight Free from UK to Portugal…
Iain travelled to Portugal in June 2024 to take part in the European Duathlon Championships as part of the British Age Group team. Having pledged not to fly during 2024, this meant a journey by train, ferry and car, with his time-trial bike to Coimbra in Portugal. Iain wrote about his experience in this piece...
Wildstrubel UTMB Trail Race article on Ultrarunner Magazine
In September 2024, Iain took part in the Wild 70 ultra marathon in Crans Montana, Switzerland. The race is one of several organised over the ‘Wildstrubel by UTMB’ weekend of trail races. Iain’s review of the race has now been published by Ultrarunner Magazine. You can read the full article here and listen to Iain’s...
Chamonix article for Skier and Snowboarder Magazine
Iain travelled to Chamonix in February 2024 to report on the centenary of the first ever Winter Olympics, which took place there in 1924. His article has now been published online by Skier and Snowboarder Magazine. It will appear in print in their Autumn edition next month. Listen to Iain’s report from Chamonix here:
Blair Aitken interview on welove2ski.com
In the third of my new series of ‘Chairlift Chat’ interviews for snowsports website welove2ski.com, I spoke to Blair Aitken, mountain guide and founder of British Backcountry Courses. You can read this article here. You can listen to the full interview in Episode 202 of The Ski Podcast: