Ever wondered what it’s like being caught in an avalanche? Emma Bodkin used to teach children at an exclusive school in London. Now she’s living in Verbier working as a personal trainer and yoga teacher running fitness camps and yoga retreats worldwide. We talk lockdowns, ultra marathons, life changing experiences […]
Ever wondered what it’s like to sail a yacht to Antarctica with your mates to go skiing? Guido Perrini makes the most beautiful films with the best freeride snowboarders and skiers in the business. It’s a perilous job but don’t feel too sorry. He gets to travel the world in […]
Absolute pleasure to have one of the all-time snowboarding greats Xavier De Le Rue on the show. To us mortals, it’s hard to comprehend why someone would scour the world looking for terrifying mountains to ride down. But that’s what he does. We discuss how he deals with fear and […]
Episode 65. Joining us from our village in the Swiss alps is my friend, Graham Friend. He’s a successful entrepreneur, semi-pro photographer, author and endurance athlete. Graham has completed many of the toughest races in the world, including the UTMB Chamonix (the unofficial world championships of ultra endurance). He’s also […]
Episode 66. Joining us from Switzerland is mountain guide and competition ice climber, Caroline George. Working as a guide is one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs I can think of – but also the coolest. Their job is to take clients into the mountains for adventure and make […]
Episode 112. From a long list of crazy podcasts, this one takes some beating. Joining us from the south of France is Ed Courage. At 68 years old, he was one of three survivors of the freak helicopter crash discussed in episode 108. Talk about having a bad day: he […]
Episode 108. Joining us for a second time from Verbier, Switzerland is mountain guide and all-round superwoman, Caroline George. I wrote this in the description of the last episode we did, “Working as a guide is one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs I can think of – but […]
Cinq étudiants de la Business Team Academy de la HES-SO Valais/Wallis, dont Camille Besse et Samuel Balet, ont développé un nouveau concept pour soutenir l’agriculture de montagne et ses traditions. Depuis l’été passé, ils proposent de parrainer une reine de la race d’Hérens, désormais depuis la nouvelle plateforme EdelAlp. Cette […]
Membre du comité du ski-club Verbier de 1978 à 2003 dont dix ans en tant que président, gérant du magasin Philippe Roux Sports à Verbier pendant 40 ans aux côtés de son ami et ancien champion de ski Phillippe Roux, ultra engagé dans la vie sociale et politique de sa […]
La fabrication artisanale de viandes séchées c’est la spécialité d’Arthur Maret, boucher et guide de montagne. Après 24 ans « dans le séché », il songe sereinement à la retraite, car depuis deux ans, Emile Fellay s’est lancé dans les traces de « beau-papa » ! Ayant peaufiné les ficelles du métier avec son coach de luxe, le jeune Bagnard s’est lancé dans la […]
La Société des Fifres, Tambours et Majorettes de St-Georges ( ici une partie des majorettes) accueillera pendant trois jours ( 9-10-11 juin 2023) la Fête Cantonale de l’Association des Tambours et Fifres du Valais romand ( ATFVR). À nouveau organisatrice de l’événement après 2000 et 2011, la société lourtieraine met […]
Falkiner’s advice, “Keep on doing it, always look for something new, the run you haven’t done is the most exciting one”. Known as Team Clambin, John Falkiner, and Mark Shapiro along with Ace Kvale, ushered in the era of Big Mountain Skiing as we know it today back in the […]
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