Hot, 30C. Road busy as the main road to the 7 Laux is closed and this is an alternative for locals in the know.

I've cycled around the lake of Orta before, in both directions. In my opinion the climb out of Omegna is the easiest even if it is sun exposed as the gradient is never severe. This time I decided to ...

Very hard today, ok once I got onto the Coiromonte hairpins although 5 min of my PB - 19m49s instead of 14m33 - 25% ! Although I blame 28mm rather than 25mm tires. I had a 30x34 gears and these didn't ...

a bit of exploration. Took a "short cut" Gozzano - through "mirkwood" - an unpaved forest road. On the climb decided to check out Centonara - a very steep cobbled climb - rather than on the less steep ...

I'd intended to climb to Alpe Loccia but it was too hot and I'm not on form at the moment so cut my climb short by taking the Loreglia loop back to Omegna. The 380m of climbing seemed pretty hard non ...

Saas-Fee, Switzerland – Friday, July 4: Move over, St. Bernards—there’s a new four-legged mountain hero in town, and he’s barely the size of a teacup. When his owner plunged eight meters into a ...

Everything you want to know about backcountry snowboarding and skiing, avoiding avalanches, finding fresh powder and buying the right ski and snowboard gear, sport: sking, sport:snowboarding ...

Bought a tri suit so I can cycle and swim. Seems like a good plan in the dog days of a Lyon summer. Tri suit takes a long time to dry mind you but is comfortable to ride in ...