Tag Archives: Chamonix

Here’s a look back on some of the fun we had on Courtney’s Adventure in Chamonix / summer camp.

We’ll cover the frequent intro questions we’ve gotten over the years, and offer a slice of what it’s like visiting Chamonix for trail running.

While small in size, races like Argentrail have everything you would find at a bigger event: a giant blow-up start line, a well-marked route with stocked aid stations, photographers and crowds cheering along the route, and wrapped up with an award ceremony and prizes.

Within the trail running world, the name Buzz Burrell is very nearly legendary. Buzz, 70, is still going at it.

We’ve compiled many of the questions we’ve received about UTMB® Week into this handy page, in hopes you might find it useful.

On the morning of August 8th, 1897, ten guides from Chamonix’s Compagnie des Guides gathered next to the Saint Michel church. Their objective? A mountain race up and down the Brévent. It was, as far as historians can tell, Chamonix’s first trail race. The route, according to Chamonix’s Blog de Christine, went via Les Moussoux,

Since last March, I’ve heard that phrase a lot. “I’ll come out and visit you… when things get back to normal.” “I’ll make those plans… when things get back to normal.” Normal, however, was just a daydream amid a steady drumbeat of difficult news. 2020 has been a year that has tested all of us.

All our guides are accredited International Mountain Leaders. IMLs complete multi-year training and assessment to safely lead guests in mountain terrain.

This summer we’re psyched to welcome Tahoe Wilderness Medicine to Chamonix for a special Run the Alps trip. This unique experience combines wilderness medicine continuing education with the an introduction to trail running in one of the best places in the world to try it out– Chamonix, France and Courmayeur, Italy. So what’s it like? What better

The vertical kilometer ro rises exactly 1,000 meters from the center of Chamonix’s old town. We’ve pulled together our tips for running the route safely.