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Wow, guess where I am. It’s stunningly beautiful beyond your(my) imagination. I’m surrounded by grand mountains, quaint chalets and an absurdly amazing trail network that surpasses just about everything I have ever seen. If you’ve every been to Chamonix, France before you know what I’m talking about, and if you haven’t I suggest that if you like mountains and trail running, or are just an outdoor freak in general that you drop in for a visit at some point in life because pictures truly do not do the Alps justice. It is more spectacular than I could have imagined from any picture I would ever see. I’ve included a few pictures from the valley just for kicks anyway though.
The reason I’m here and blogging it up is that Mountain Hardwear has invited me to Chamonix and Mont Blanc for a media trip/training adventure with Topher Gaylord and a few awesome magazine editors. With Topher’s new position at Mountain Hardwear and his connection to the UTMB race here in late August MHW put together this trip as a get to know Topher. So that’s what we’re going to do for the next couple of days. The plan is a three day training block for Topher’s upcoming UTMB race over 75miles of the trail. Since we just arrived today, tomorrow is an acclimation day of some hiking and running. Saturday the real fun begins. We’ll be traveling to Les Contamines and starting our 49km run at that point to Courmayeur in Italy. Day two will be 47km from Courmayeur to Champex in Switzerland and the final day is about 45km from Champex back to Chamonix. I’ll be keeping a blog going on how the trip is going and all the grand adventures as we traverse mountain trails in France, Italy, and Switzerland.
I’ve only been here a few hours and already am having the trip of a lifetime. Delicious French food, homemade candy, spectacular scenery, beautiful Swiss (I guess technically they’re French) Chalets, an awesome trail run in the mountains, and now I’m doing a little work on the computer while admiring the warm summer mountain air with an amazing view of the high peaks. Training has never been so sweet. Ok, gotta sleep. More later.
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I love Chamonix! I had the opportunity to travel through that area last summer and was absolutely blown away by the mountains and the glaciers. Your trip sounds amazing – have a great time. The Mont Blanc range is a really special place.