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Everything you need to start trail running, according to a pro

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

8 best family adventure holidays in Europe for adults, teens and kids in 2023

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Activities Abroad offers trips across Lapland ; its ‘Pick and Mix’ Rovaniemi package even includes a three-night stay in an …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

How winter sports have changed in the 100 years since the 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics

ABC

The eyes of the world will soon be turning to Paris, where thousands of athletes will gather for the 33rd Olympic Games. Instructions: Use left and right arrow keys to control image transition Before and after images SLIDE The British curling team during the Winter Olympics at Chamonix. Instructions: Use left and right arrow keys to control image transition Before …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Is the golden era of European mountaineering coming to an end? Here's what tourists should know

Hindustan Times

The French village of Chamonix has been the thriving center of European mountaineering for more than three centuries but climate change is upending the once-reliable seasons that underpin the region’s important tourism industry. Conditions got so bad in 2022 that mountain guiding associations including Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix, the world’s oldest, stopped offering to lead groups up Mont Blanc’s …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The best ski holidays in France

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. From £1,188pp including seven nights’ accommodation, self catering, return flights from London Heathrow with one piece of checked luggage per …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Best cheap ski holidays in Europe 2023/24

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

How climate change is reshaping the Alps

BBC

How climate change is reshaping the Alps Getty Images A huge scar is visible down the west face of Aiguille du Dru in the Mont Blanc massif following a series of massive rockfalls As the frozen "glue" that helps hold the rock faces of the Alps together begins to thaw, mountaineers face a growing risk of sudden rockfall. Vedrana Simičević …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Tripadvisor ranks Dubai as 2023's No1 destination, with London top in Europe and NYC first in USA

Daily Mail

Tripadvisor says that Dubai attracts travellers who seek out a 'slice of luxury' Dubai has been ranked as the most popular destination in the world for the second year running by the Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Awards for destinations. Dubai has been revealed as the most popular holiday hotspot in the world in Tripadvisor's 2023 Travellers' Choice Awards for destinations Bali, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Tour du Mont Blanc: The complete travel guide to Europe’s popular long-distance walk

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One week The Mont Blanc road tunnel slices through the mighty mountain, offering hikers an easy option to split the …

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2 years ago

Love Island's Millie Court addresses trolls who branded her a 'pikey' over bikini pics in the snow

Daily Mail

She looked nothing short of sensational as she posed in the snow in a bikini during her recent holiday to the Chamonix Mount Blanc resort in the French Alps. In her latest YouTube vlog, uploaded on Sunday, Millie Court, 26, addressed the 'nasty' trolls who branded her a 'pikey' for wearing a thong bikini in the snow Speaking to the …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Event-by-event guide

CNN

CNN — From the sound of skis swooshing against the snow, to bullet-like bobsleds speeding down icy tracks, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics promise fierce and dynamic competition between some of the world’s top athletes. There will be fan favorites such as ice hockey, figure skating and snowboarding, but there will also be seven new events to delight spectators, including …

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5 years, 7 months ago

The world’s best running trails

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Everything you need to start trail running, according to a pro

8 best family adventure holidays in Europe for adults, teens and kids in 2023

How winter sports have changed in the 100 years since the 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics

Is the golden era of European mountaineering coming to an end? Here's what tourists should know

The best ski holidays in France

Best cheap ski holidays in Europe 2023/24

How climate change is reshaping the Alps

Tripadvisor ranks Dubai as 2023's No1 destination, with London top in Europe and NYC first in USA

Tour du Mont Blanc: The complete travel guide to Europe’s popular long-distance walk

Love Island's Millie Court addresses trolls who branded her a 'pikey' over bikini pics in the snow

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Event-by-event guide

The world’s best running trails