Author: Ed
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The Vallée Blanche – Off piste in Chamonix, January 2018
The Vallee Blanche is a classic route in the French alps, a ridge walk from an epic cable car and then onto a 20km slope down through a colossal glacier above Chamonix. Just before we had arrived in Chamonix in late January they had some of the heaviest snowfall for a generation, which sounds great…
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Lake Bohinj and Mostnice waterfall, Slovenia
After a few days celebrating for my friend’s stag do in Ljubljana I headed to Lake Bohinj on my own to explore the beautiful countryside of Slovenia. I didn’t have a lot of time unfortunately, so I just walked around the lake and up into the nearby mountains for a few days staying in a…
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Lake Bled day trip – Slovenia
I only stopped for the day in Lake Bled. Enough time to go and jump off some waterfalls in the pursuit of ‘canyoning’ (unfortunately I managed to forget my GoPro which was the sole purpose of bringing it on the trip…). Basically a local lunatic takes you to a series of increasingly high waterfalls which…
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Ljubljana – Slovenia
In June I visited Slovenia, originally going for a friend’s stag do but I arrived a day early to get a feel of the city before the stag commenced. I didn’t know a lot about Slovenia, but I quickly learned that Slovenia is known for it’s beautiful lakes and landscapes. It turns out there are…
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Red Arrows display Fowey Harbour 2017
The Red Arrows fly over Polruan The Red Arrows returned to Fowey for the 2017 Fowey Regatta. The display team flew in over Fowey and proceeded to perform for 20 minutes in front of huge crowds over the bay. The planes would disappear into the clouds and then re-appear in formation with the signature red,…
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Spain BMX trip September 2016 – Part 2
There’s so much good stuff to ride in Spain. Away from bucketing out rancid pools we also visited some trails and skate parks in and around Malaga. Steve was killing these trails. While at this park a kid tried to rob Grant mini-megaphone by just sitting down on the bench next to it and just…
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Spain BMX trip September 2016 – part 1
In September I headed to Spain to chase the sun and ride bikes. The temperature was a perfect 25 degrees or so every day and the beer was cheap and chilled. The local skate park near where we were staying is flood lit until 4am, with a cafe serving pizza and beers next door. The beach…