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Category Archives: weather

UTMB 2012 – Mud, Sweat & Fires

September 6, 2012by Kingsley Jones 3 Comments

It’s one week since the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2012, and again it was an epic. The weather forecasts on the days before the race indicated things would be […]

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trail running, UTMB, weather

Alpine heat training

May 27, 2012by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

It’s clearly not a great look to get all hot and sweaty, but with the recent sunny days in the Alps, it’s been hard not to ‘glow’ (like a pig) […]

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hydration, personal training, techniques, weather

Mont Blanc Marathon 2011

June 28, 2011by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

This weekend saw the hottest days of the year in Chamonix, with the temperatures soaring to 35C in the valley. The heat neatly coincided with the Mont Blanc Marathon weekend, […]

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Chamonix, personal training, trail running, weather

TMB in Autumn snow

September 30, 2010by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

This is a photo taken yesterday by Sarah of me with Maximus, running up to the Col du Bonhomme, one of the high passes on the Tour du Mont Blanc. […]

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Chamonix, trail running, trekking, weather

Survived the UTMB CCC race!

August 31, 2010by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

This year the North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc CCC race from Courmayeur to Champex and Chamonix was perfect conditions for fish and Brits – wet and cold! It […]

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Chamonix, trail running, weather

Very wet half marathon

November 12, 2009by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

Not the most glamorous photo I know, but it was snapped when I’d just finished running a half marathon on Sunday. I am back in the UK for a month […]

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trekking, weather

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White Christmas!!!
Maximus 🐶🐾❄️🖤🧡🤍
Arwen on Kirkstone last night!
Rescue Rigging! 🪢🎒🏔⛑🤓 The excellent geekfest of the MREW @lyonworkandrescue Rope Rescue Operator Instructor course completed this weekend.
Watching you! 🏔🐶🐾⛅️ Luna in full on border collie alert mode, out in her element today.
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Tour du Mont Blanc timings! 🏔🎒⏱🇫🇷🇨🇭🇮🇹 Busy few days in Chamonix with interviews about my TMB book, and the new Jones-Ross formula for calculating times on sections of any mountain trails. Watch this space…
LIVE at UTMB finish 🏔🏃‍♂️🇫🇷🥇 Inspirational scenes watching François d’Haene winning @utmbmontblanc for a record 4th time.
One girl & her dog 🏔🐶🎒🐾🌤 Evening lap of Fairfield Horseshoe, and 8 Wainwright’s ticked by these two.
Runner’s Heaven! 🏔🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️🇬🇧 Staycation summer article on fell running in the Lake District, in the @trekandmountainmagazine July / August edition OUT NOW!
🦌 Amazing few days guiding a couple exploring the quietest and most remote corners of the Eastern Fells of the Lake District. We saw ten times more wild Red Deer than people.
What’sup Luna? 🌊🐶🐾🏄🏴‍☠️😎
Great North 🟩🟨 in a race against time last night. Cloud base dropping -25m/min. Lifted off with seconds to spare. Awesome team work!
Leaping into the school holidays!
Is it the Alps? 🏃🏼‍♀️🏔👟☀️ Deep blue skies, and brilliant sunshine. Lake District fell running at its awesome best, guiding for @iciclemountaineering last week.

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