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Wasn't sure where to poste this. Off-piste ? Snowsports ?
Thought there's more chance if it being seen here
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2018/mar/19/pierra-menta-ski-race-2018-in-pictures
@davidoff, couldn't see any photos of you
Obviously
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isn't a real person
Obviously
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isn't a real person
dsoutar wrote:
@davidoff, couldn't see any photos of you
I know some people who did it but the amount of training required is huge. To give an idea I did a skimo race (the first and last
) in 2005. I think I took 3 hours for the 1600 meters of climbing (and skiing) over 3 summits. The winners took 1.5 hours and they would not be in the front runners on the PM. I spoke with them and they said you need around 100,000 meters of vertical before the PM to be competitive.
I wouldn't get a medical certificate to do it anyway.
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Shame to see Kilian break his leg on the second to last descent, it was a very close race. I watched the Pierre Gignoux videos at the end of each day, the descents look a bit terrifying!
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Amazing photos! PDG coming soon - 4000m in a day 💪
I have a mate who’s entered the long one with hardly any training 😳 I reckon he’s toast...
http://www.pdg.ch/en/la-pdg/race-course/
Ouch but Killian seems to have retained his good humour!
https://instagram.com/p/BgbnoqAAWU1/
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
I could see the Pierra Menta very clearly from the terrace of my apartment. Spent many a happy hour there, with a glass of something, just soaking in the magnificence of it all and marvelling at the nutters who do that stuff.
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) in 2005. I think I took 3 hours for the 1600 meters of climbing (and skiing) over 3 summits. The winners took 1.5 hours and they would not be in the front runners on the PM. I spoke with them and they said you need around 100,000 meters of vertical before the PM to be competitive.
