Eiger Trail Article in Trail Running Magazine
As part of his ‘Road to UTMB 2021’ journey, Iain’s article about the ‘Eiger Trail 51’ race has been published by Trail Running Magazine. This follows on from Iain’s ‘How to train for the UTMB in the UK‘ article, which was published in the June/July issue of the magazine, and review of the ‘Pilgrim Challenge’...
Climate Change article in The Telegraph
Iain had planned to write an article about summer skiing in Zermatt for The Telegraph, but presented with highly unusual conditions for July, it became a comment piece about climate change instead: The article is behind the Telegraph firewall (subscription only), but you can read it below: You can see what it was like in...
‘Pilgrim Challenge’ Article in Trail Running Magazine
As part of his ‘Road to UTMB 2021’ journey, Iain’s article about the ‘Pilgrim Challenge’ two-day ultra marathon has been published by Trail Running Magazine. This is a follow up to his ‘How to train for the UTMB in the UK‘ article, which was published in the June/July issue of the magazine. Many thanks to...
‘UTMB’ article in Trail Running Magazine
How do you train for the infamous UTMB ultra marathon – 165km with almost 10,000m of climbing – if you live in the UK? Iain answers this question in his recent article for Trail Running Magazine, as he describes his training plans before he takes on this world famous race in August 2021. The article...
Courchevel article in Skier & Snowboarder Magazine
In January 2020, Iain travelled to Courchevel to find out about the preparations for the 2023 World Alpine Ski Championships, which are being hosted jointly with Méribel. Iain looked at the plans for the new ‘Eclipse’ downhill run and how UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is helping to fund improvements at the Club des Sports. His...
Arosa article in Skier & Snowboarder Magazine
A year ago – in the good old days before ‘Lockdown 1.0’, Iain stayed at the Hotel Valsana in Arosa, Switzerland. Is this the most sustainable hotel in Switzerland? That’s the question I ask in this article, recently published in Skier & Snowboarder Magazine