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Tag Archives: Trail running

OWPG Best Guidebook award 2017

October 19, 2017by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

I’m back from the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild (OWPG) annual AGM weekend. To be fair I didn’t have to travel too far, as it was just up the road […]

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Chamonix, fell running, Lake District, OWPG, trail running, writing

Author running events

July 7, 2017by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

As part of the launch events for these running guidebooks, there are a couple of upcoming ‘run with the author’ dates for your diary. These two dates are both based […]

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Chamonix, trail running, UTMB

Chamonix Spring Trails

March 22, 2017by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

So when is the trail running season in Chamonix and the Alps? Now!!! Yesterday I posted a video I’d shot whilst running to Gorge d’Arveyron and Le Chapeau above Lavancher […]

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Chamonix, trail running

Running from UTMB

August 27, 2016by Kingsley Jones 1 Comment

With two finishes to the UTMB to date, 2016 was to be my third and final run of this iconic race. It did not happen for me last night, and […]

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trail running, UTMB

Trail running tails

April 6, 2016by Kingsley Jones 5 Comments

Sometimes it’s not what you’ve run, but how you ran, or who you shared it with.ย When running with a friend, there’s always chat, and a slight edge of competition lurking […]

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fell running, trail running

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Fell running guiding ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ today over Loughrigg. Feels like Spring has arrived in the Lake District now! ~ #lakedistrict #fellrunning #running #mountainrunning #ambleside #loughrigg #grasmere #rydal #trailrunning #internationalmountainleader #mountainleader #baiml #uimla #lakelanders #cumbria
Watching the sunset from Red Screes tonight ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒ… with the Monster. Alpine travels donโ€™t make these fells any less majestic. If anything, quite the opposite. ~ #lakedistrict #cumbria #igerscumbria #sunset #fells #redscrees #mountains #mountainlife #landscapephotography #landscape_captures #lakelanders #igersuk #silhouette #windermere #ambleside
Spindrift, sunshine, storms, snowshoes. Grand St Bernard ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธโ›๐Ÿฅพ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น in full winter conditions. Crossing the Alps in Napoleons footsteps! ~ #grandsaintbernard #grandstbernard #hospicedugrandsaintbernard #snowshoeing #raquettes #winter #endlesswinter #snowday #spindrift #bourgstpierre #avalancheawareness #internationalmountainleader #switzerland #suisse #instaswitzerland #instasuisse #instaitalia #instaitaly #swissalps #italianalps #italy #mountains #baiml #uimla #napoleon #iciclemountaineering @iciclemountaineering
Right snow, you can stop now! Another day of 4/5 avalanche risk, and the valley is getting buried in seemingly endless snow. The eyes say it all โ›„๏ธโ„๏ธ๐Ÿ”โ›๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ~ #snowday #snowshoeing #chamonix #avalanche #raquettes #lavancher #avalancheawareness #internationalmountainleader #uimla #snam #baiml #frenchalps #instafrance #endlesswinter
Amazing snow below Col du Bonhomme today. Wind blown deep powder ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธโ›๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿฅพ at the head of the Les Contamines valley. ~ #lescontamines #nantborrant #refugelabalme #coldubonhomme #winter #snowshoeing #raquettes #instafrance #powdersnow #snowday #uimla #baiml #internationalmountainleader #frenchalps #chamonix #chamonixmontblanc #chamonixsnowshoeing @iciclemountaineering
When the storms rages loud in the mountains, itโ€™s more important than ever to listen to the small quiet voice of intuition, and to adapt plans ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅพ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท A day in the whiteroom, in forests half buried in snow above Servoz today. ~ #lacvert #servoz #snowday #snowstorm #frenchalps #chamonix #chamonixmontblanc #instafrance #snowshoeing #internationalmountainleader #raquettes #uimla #baiml #avalancheawareness
Guiding up to Loriaz today, in perfect conditions ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธโ›๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿฅพ Great snow underfoot, and blue skies overhead. ~ #refugedeloriaz #croixdeloriaz #vallorcine #couteray #lebuet #chamonix #montblanc #snow #internationalmountainleader #powderday #snowshoeing #raquettes #bluebird
Untracked powder all the way up to Chalets de Chailloux 1923m today ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธโ›๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿฅพ for my avalanche training snowshoeing group. Had the mountain to ourselves. Perfect! ~ #chamonix #leshouches #avalanche #avalanchetraining #avalanchesafety #chamonixmontblanc #snow #snowshoeing #snowshoe #powderday #mountains #mountainlife #uimla #baiml #internationalmountainleader
Snow in Chamonix right now โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Plenty to think about for guiding work this week. Tomorrow quite aptly leading an avalanche training group! ~ #snow #snowday #snowstorms #snowdriving #chamonix #frenchalps #chamonixmontblanc #snowfall #avalanche #winterstorm
Amazing few winters days guiding on the Lake District fells ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธโ›๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ Snow, shards of sunlight, smiles. Hard to beat these days! ~ #LakeDistrict #cumbria #winter #snow #winterwalk #mountains #mountainlife #internationalmountainleader #baiml #uimla #mountainleader #winterskills #mountainsafety #ambleside
Ice, rime, snow ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธโ›๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งCrampons, inversions, cairns. Perfect winter day on Red Screes and Kirkstone fells. ~ #redscrees #kirkstone #hartsop #winter #kirkstonepass #snow #winterwalking #winterโ„๏ธ #Cumbria #lakedistrict #lakedistrictuk #ukwinter #patterdale #fromlakelandwithlove #thelakelanders #bestukpics #beautifulplaces #igerscumbria #capturingbritain_rural #scenicbritain #landscape_lovers #landscapephotography #landscape_captures #landscapelovers #nature_seekers #landscapehunter #landscape_lovers #landscapestyles #nature_perfection #getoutside #theplacetobe
Finally the Lake District is slipping on its snowy mantle, the ice spreading across the tarns, the becks drying to a trickle. ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ The monochromatic stark beauty of the winter fells is a magical playground. ~ #lakedistrict #cumbria #winter #frozen #mountains #igerscumbria #snow #loughrigg #ambleside #fromlakelandwithlove #thelakelanders #bestukpics #beautifulplaces #capturingbritain_rural #scenicbritain #landscape_lovers #landscapephotography #landscape_captures #landscapelovers #nature_seekers #landscapehunter #landscape_lovers #landscapestyles #nature_perfection #getoutside #theplacetobe
Top 9 days in the โ€˜officeโ€™ in 2018 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž A big thank you to everyone Iโ€™ve run with and guided this year. Happy New Year! ~ #welivetoexplore #running #mountainrunning #trailrunning #fellrunning #chamonix #lakedistrict #topnine #topnine2018 #happynewyear
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท for New Year. Great to be back in these mountains. โ€ข ๐Ÿ“ท 1: ๐ŸŒ… Sunset over Aiguilles du Chamonix. 2: ๐Ÿถ Maximus in his element. 3: โ› Snow & rock. 4: โ„๏ธ Fimbulvetr โ€˜endless winterโ€™. 5: ๐ŸŒ„ Sunrise at chalet. 6: ๐Ÿงญ Snowshoeing today. โ€ข #chamonix #chamonixmontblanc #montblanc #winter #snow #alpenglow #frenchalps #newyear2019 #mountains #mountainlife #snowshoeing #fimbulvetr #endlesswinter #bernesemountaindog #berner @chamonixmontblanc
Absolutely delighted and humbled to see my small contribution to the @ciceronepress โ€œFeaturing Fifty Years of Adventureโ€ book in print today! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ˜ƒ โ€ข They say never to meet your heroโ€™s, but to be in print next to legends like Alan Hinkes, is quite amazing. Iโ€™m still buzzing from seeing this project come to fruition, and the awesome range of adventures that are featured. โ€ข Iโ€™ve not put this book down yet, as the photography, writing and format is captivating. Treat yourself to a quite unique and inspirational present. Even if Iโ€™d not been lucky enough to be it, Iโ€™d have gone out and bought a copy. Hereโ€™s the link; https://www.cicerone.co.uk/fifty-years-of-adventure โ€ข Happy 50th Birthday Cicerone, and hope Iโ€™m still around to see your centenary edition too! โ€ข #outdoorwriter #author #ciceronepress #cicerone50 #adventure #adventurebook #mountains #mountainlife #chamonix #trailrunning #chamonixmontblanc #lakedistrict #fellrunning #ultratrail #ultratraining #instarunners
Herdy standing as proud sentinel in front of the Langdale Pikes this morning ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŒค ~ #herdy #herdwick #herdwicksheep #langdale #greatlangdale #elterwater #lakedistrict #cumbria #igerscumbria #cloudporn #lakedistrictnationalpark #fromlakelandwithlove #thelakelanders #bestukpics #beautifulplaces #capturingbritain_rural #scenicbritain #landscape_lovers #landscapephotography #landscape_captures #landscapelovers #nature_seekers #landscapehunter #landscape_lovers #landscapestyles #nature_perfection #getoutside #theplacetobe
Maximus being Maximus above Rydal ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ• ~ ~ #LakeDistrict #thelakedistrict #bernesemountaindogs #berner #bernese #dogsofinstagram #instadog #rydal #grasmere #lakedistrictdogs #Cumbria #lakedistrictuk #ambleside
Icy start on a frosty dawn on the Garburn Pass track, from Troutbeck to Kentmere today ๐Ÿ”โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅถ๐ŸŒ… ~ #LakeDistrict #cumbria #igerscumbria #igerscumbria_winter #winter #sunrise #dawn #dawnpatrol #clouds #lakedistrictuk #troutbeck #kentmere #garburnpass #dubbslane #fromlakelandwithlove #thelakelanders #bestukpics #beautifulplaces #capturingbritain_rural #scenicbritain #landscape_lovers #landscapephotography #landscape_captures #landscapelovers #nature_seekers #landscapehunter #landscape_lovers #landscapestyles #nature_perfection #getoutside #theplacetobe

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