Cape Town might be littered with trails, surf breaks and adorable beaches, but its centre of gravity for elite sports training no doubt hangs in the Newlands neighbourhood. This part … Read more

Searching for barbell gyms has become a short stay ritual for me. Resoundingly uniform and effective for training, a vented barbell gym offers the simplest way to patch up some … Read more

Hop on a train from Barcelona to Girona and you arrive in vault, buried four storeys down, deep in the heart of Catalonia’s cycling terroir. I arrived one morning with … Read more

The likelihood of covering all of Los Angeles in a single week is low. Aside from the mighty distances you need to cover, the year-round sunshine pins you to a … Read more

For those who imagine the Swiss Alps to be speckled with idyllic chalets standing proud over deep valleys, there is some hope. Perched on the foot of the 23km Aletsch … Read more

Drive through Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe on the main drag south-west out of Bulawayo and you’ll hardly notice boutique hotel Amalinda Lodge. The eight thatched lodges that make up the … Read more

Who would have thought triathlon would get so popular and take such a leading edge in Lifestyle that a kind of training tourism would become an actual thing at the … Read more

Though running races are hard to come by in Zimbabwe, a handful continue to draw international appeal. The Victoria Falls Marathon is one such race, wrapped around the country’s most … Read more

Saturday 23 May – Beinn Dorain & Beinn an Dothaid: The forecast was favourable and I was trying to get these two done in anticipation of Rachel’s arrival for lunch. … Read more

After exploring Canyonlands and Arches National Parks a year ago, a group of friends and I decided to venture further into Utah’s red rock country and explore the 100-mile long … Read more

Carving a sharp line between the Swiss cantons of Berne and Valais, the Aletsch Glacier is the largest ice fall in the European Alps, formed in the drainage basin of several mighty … Read more

Ever wondered where European athletes go during their cold winter to do off-season training? Obviously they’ll be heading to warmer zones south of the equator, so perhaps Australia?  But such … Read more

Jagged granite spires and gnarled pines breach the sea of misty clouds as tourists elatedly snap pictures of Anhui Province’s showpiece. Mt. Huangshan, translating to Yellow Mountain, is not only … Read more

It’s Sunday 11am and the congregation is 1,200 strong and heaves as one, deep in the British countryside. For those huddled at the start line of the Goring 10km race in … Read more

Located 50 miles upstream of Portland, Oregon’s Hood River is another desirable location for lovers of the outdoors, especially those who like to combine sublime riding with coffee and beer. The small … Read more

The classic ‘Haute Route’ is commonly associated with the ski touring route between the legendary alpine settlements of Chamonix in France and Zermatt in Switzerland. For those who would prefer to … Read more

Steam rose from our saddles as we huffed through the frozen air in race against a First Great Western train, also heading towards our destination. Cradled in the Goring Gap between the escarpments … Read more

Lying in the heart of the Portes du Soleil, Morzine is the perfect place to base yourself for a family adventure holiday | Will Ross

Val Thorens, France: the pinnacle of Alpine ski resorts, sitting at a healthy 2300m as the highest in Europe. VT is part of the Les Trois Vallées and as le plus grande domain skiable du monde (the largest linked ski area in the world), the resort accompanies Courcheval and Meribel as one of the mighty titans of Europe.

If you were to map out all the places I have ever lived, you wouldn’t need a big map.  An astute observer, however, would also realize that it also has … Read more