July 22nd, 2008 - Posted by: Powder Monkey

Mountaineering – Because wii Fit Doesn’t Quite Cut the Exercise Mustard

It has suddenly dawned on Trig (my other half) and I that everyone in Chamonix is sickeningly fit and healthy. Our fitness envy was brought to a head a couple of weeks ago when thousands of uber fit folk descended on in town for the annual Chamonix marathon and we were forced to admit to ourselves that a couples of hours of wii fit a week wasn’t cutting it. So we decided to enrol in a week long mountaineering course which would culminate in climbing Gran Paradiso an Italian peak a little over 4000m high.

Meet the team…

The Mountaineering Team

Gran Paradiso at 4060m…

Pictures from the Summit

Thank you to Icicle and to our guide Benoit for an unforgettable experience and for showing us that the mountains have as much to offer in the summer as they do in the winter.

Tags: Chamonix, Mountain Climbing, Mountaineering
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