 Poster: A snowHead
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Edge of my seat is getting quite uncomfortable after 2 days perched on it...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Sharkymark, +1
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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?
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Sorry nothing major!
Hurtled  down the glacier enjoying sticking the matchsticks in a straight line through the 20cm of consolidated pow. And then poled the flatter section across to Col de Momin. Then was speeding down from there towards the Petit Lac trying to catch my team when I came across David on all 4’s looking like he was praying to Allah in the direction of Mecca, complete with moaning noises!
Turns out he’d got double cramp in both quads exacerbated but trying to poke across the flat section. Gave him the last few drops of magnesium from the Magic vial, a powerbar gel and the dregs of my electrolyte potion and went to work rubbing his thighs. After a few minutes he was ready to go again and we skied gingerly down to the Petit Lac to put on skins for the last climb up to Col de La Chaux.
After another round of stretching we set of into a slow rhythm up towards the Col trying not to exacerbate things.
At the base of the Col it was time to put skis onto the backpack for the bootpack. Went to take a photo of the team… where’s my phone?!?! Fark!
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Asked around if anyone had seen it and someone piped up that a lady had picked one up and was probably a few minutes back. I waited about 10 mins asking every couple of minutes and Finally it turned up with a very nice lady - phew!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hotfooted it up the bootpack to catch my mates! Was certainly feeling it at the top in the heat!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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A sight for sore eyes!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Some friends who followed us in
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You know it makes sense.
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@BobinCH, amazing! Well done! Love the family welcome.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Pretty happy with the time all things considered
Left us in the top 25% which was similar to last time
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Fantastic event that I would recommend to anyone with the fitness to manage a 6-8 hour event and the opportunity to get some on snow training in during the preceding weeks
Vive La Patrouille!
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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?
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Great efforts by you and your team. Assume all the lighter kit helped vs last time?
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| kitenski wrote: |
| Great efforts by you and your team. Assume all the lighter kit helped vs last time? |
Cheers! I’m sure it helped! Matchsticks a bit tricky in death crust but apart from that remarkably skiable. And the Alien RS boots are a joy to tour in
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Great work! This looks worryingly compelling
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| Sharkymark wrote: |
| Great work! This looks worryingly compelling |
It sure is Mark. Would be perfect for you
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Just for context for what was an excellent effort:
Another friend of mine took nearly two hours longer.
And another had trained and trained and trained for the maxi PDG, Zermatt to Verbier.
Their guide got hypothermia near the half way point and they had to stop for medical attention and subsequently missed the timeline cut off and had to retire.
I wonder how a Guide (super extra fit and touring conditioned) could be so affected?
Maybe went off too hard, got sweaty, and then got cold? I'm just speculating...
Anyway...well done @BobinCH,
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@rungsp, I think it was drizzling in Zermatt for the Saturday night start so maybe he got wet? And I heard stories of elite athletes with slower team mates, getting cold on the Tête Blanche climb as they weren’t going fast enough to warm their bodies up - a challenge with being roped up so you go at the speed of the slowest person. The girl in our team was shivering with cold at the first Col while I was almost down to a T-shirt!
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Some terrific pictures there - good spectator sport.....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@BobinCH, thanks for posting all of this. Really enjoyed your account and all the photos and videos. Looks crazy busy on the route though!
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