What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?
- Henry David Thoreau
News from Chamonix: With regards to scenery, there might not be another sporting event like it, with regards to challenges, the same could be said of the 90km race with 6220 meters of vertical.
The world’s fourth highest unclimbed peak has just been climbed by German wunderkind Jost Kobusch.
Chamonix, France, is one of the most prestigious places on earth for outdoor sports.
Young Spaniard Kilian Jornet makes a mad sprint up and down Mont Blanc (4,810 mts/15,781 ft) in 4 hours 57 minutes, straight into the record books .