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Crans Montana article in 'Adventure' magazine

Crans Montana article in ‘Adventure’ magazine

Iain’s article on trail running and summer events in the Swiss resort of Crans Montana has been published in Fall Line’s ‘Adventure’ magazine. Iain took part in the ‘Wildstrubel 70 by UTMB’ trail running event. You can find out more about how he got on over the 70km (and through some early snow) in Episode...
Wildstrubel UTMB Trail Race article on Ultrarunner Magazine

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...
Matterhorn Ultraks article in UltraRunner Magazine

Matterhorn Ultraks article in UltraRunner Magazine

In August 2023, Iain took part in the the 49km ‘Sky’ race at the Matterhorn Ultraks trail running event in Zermatt, Switzerland. His article about the race has now been published by Ultrarunner Magazine. You can watch Iain’s video about the race here and listen to more about his trip to Zermatt in Episode 184...
Andermatt article in 'Skier & Snowboarder Magazine'

Andermatt article in ‘Skier & Snowboarder Magazine’

Iain travelled out to Andermatt in Switzerland in March 2022 to report on their sustainability credentials. His article has now been published in the October issue of ‘Skier & Snowboarder Magazine’. You can read the issue online by taking this link. You can listen to Iain’s review of his trip in Episode 92 of The...
5 Takeaways from the 2022 International Report on Snow and Mountain Tourism

5 Takeaways from the 2022 International Report on Snow and Mountain Tourism

The 14th edition of this annual report was unveiled by creator Laurent Vanat earlier this year at the International Mountain Planet event in Grenoble. The 2019/20 ski season was considered the worst of the millennium, with only 319.5 million skier-days recorded worldwide. However the limits in 2020/21, reduced this even further to 201.2 million skier-days....
Trail Running Article on RadSeason.com

Trail Running Article on RadSeason.com

Iain’s article about trail running in Switzerland has been published by RadSeason.com. In July 2021, Iain travelled to Switzerland, hiking and running his way from Sierre to Zinal, and from there to the Turtmantal, before extreme weather conditions at the Schöllijoch Pass forced him to turn around.