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Fri 27 Apr 2012

MONTANE to sponsor Snow Leopard

July 2012 will see two British mountaineers attempt the inimitable Snow Leopard challenge.  In a first for the UK, Jon Gupta and Nick Valentine plan to scale the five 7,000m 'Snow Leopard' peaks back to back (for more information on the Snow Leopard challenge, click here).  The Snow Leopard challenge was established as a mountaineering award in the 70s and is still recognised in the Comm...
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Thu 5 Apr 2012

Tony Holland and Steven Major

We're proud to be supporting dynamic Northumberland-based duo Tony Holland and Steven Major, who are a couple of dedicated athletes.  With a programme of ultra running and biking, these two athletes are committed to raising funds for their chosen charities Disability Activity and Northumberland Downs Syndrome Support Group.  Whilst the original motivation for Tony and Steven's ...
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Mon 2 Apr 2012

If Carlsberg made recce weekends..

Great weekend by all accounts and a big thank you to everyone who helped out and everyone who attended. The Saturday evening talks were amongst the best we'd had. First Maxine Grimshaw talked about the 'middle of the pack perspective' and her personal experiences of running. This was a great start to the evening, especially when she handed round boxes of chocolates, despite the nutritional advice ...
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Mon 5 Dec 2011

Felicity Aston on the ice

MONTANE® sponsored athlete, Felicity Aston, has recently embarked on a record-breaking attempt to become the first women to traverse Antarctica solo! Travelling via Punta Arenas, Chile, to Union Glacier base camp in the Antarctic, Felicity spent her first night on ice on Friday 18th November. The journey to Antarctica from Punta Arenas takes around 4.5 hours and largely depends on the...
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