La Grande Odyssée, summiting Brunswick Mountain, the Abbots Way, Unbreakable and Dylan Bowman

La Grande Odyssée 2023
The Grande Odyssée VVF, carrying the fundamental values ​​of those who love the mountains, has been since its first edition in January 2005, an essential event for dog sledding in Europe. For the first time in 19 years, the Grande Odyssée VVF covers, in addition to Savoie and Haute Savoie, the department of Isère. The 19th edition is held from January 7 to 19, 2023, with the presence of 66 mushers and their 600 top-level athletic dogs from all over Europe. They set off for 13 days of racing, 400 km, 12,000 m of elevation gain, 11 stages, and cross around 20 ski resorts.

Highest Peak on Vancouver’s North Shore – BRUNSWICK MOUNTAIN
We summit Brunswick Mountain, the highest peak on Vancouver’s North Shore, followed by Mt. Harvey right next to it. This video was filmed on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples – Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Tsleil-Waututh & Musqueam First Nations.

The Abbots Way

Michele, our backpacker friend, is again forced to travel inside his Italian borders during the Covid crisis. In this episode, he takes us on a wonderful walking tour on the Abbots Way, a 130 km walk from Bobbio in the Piacenza area to Pontremoli in Tuscany. With him we discover beautiful landscapes, historical cities and learn about the history of the Abbots Way.

Unbreakable
A great documentary by Team Joe Barr as they support 59 year old world endurance cyclist Joe Barr as he takes on the solo 1340 mile non stop Race Around Ireland 2018. Joe Barr was the inaugural winner of the Race Around Ireland in 2009. 10 Years later he is back to try again all to raise vital funds for charity.

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Dylan Bowman – The thoughtful mind behind the athlete
Dylan is phenomenal friend and a phenomenal athlete. I have learnt a lot from Dylan and I hope through this conversation you can take some of his guidance and apply it in a positive light in your own world. Not entirely centred around Ultra Running this conversation touches upon topics such as training your emotional fitness, internal and external validation, and what passion vs identity looks like for Dylan.

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