10 Training Tips for Vertical Kilometre Racing / Red Bull

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Number 10. Bring a Cowbell – Who would have thought?

Vertical Kilometre – The format is simple: competitors charge up steep mountains climbing 1000m over a course usually no longer than 5km.

This September I was in the Highlands of Scotland for the Glen Coe Skyline weekend. This first article about the weekend for Red Bull was an SEO friendly, quick turn around round-up of this popular new event.

Photography by guillemcasanova.com and iancorless.com

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Adventure Film Festival Director / Red Bull

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“Hi, my name’s Kyle. It’s seven o’clock in the morning, and I’m naked in Kyrgyzstan!”

That’s the opening line from The Road To Karakol, which screened at Matt Heason’s annual Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF) in 2014.

This month for Red Bull I interviewed the man behind the choices behind the cameras at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival.

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Tribal Trails / Trail Runner magazine USA

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The indigenous Rapa Nui people of Easter Island believed for 500 years they were the only people left on Earth. In the USA this September you can read about the barefoot, banana carrying trail race that is the product of such isolation and sporting heritage.

The article was a collaborative effort with Los Angeles photographer and friend James Kao who I met on the island in February 2016. The article was published in the print edition of Trail Runner magazine. You can now read the full article online. 

Vertical Rush / Become a skyscraper running champion

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[:en]The first of the World Skyscraper Running Series was held at Tower 42 in London. With dizzying insights and training tips from the top athletes, I put together a round up of the Capital’s stairwell race to the sky.

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Race Director Interview / Red Bull, Jobs in Adventure

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[:en]There’s one man behind the UK’s wildest running races. This month for Red Bull adventure I interviewed Shane Ohly for their Jobs In Adventure series. The article is supported by Ian Corless’ photography. 

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Cover shot issue 4 / Ultra

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Cover shot for issue 4 of Ultra magazine accompanied my “Full Circle Patagonia” article, describing our attempt to run the classic 100km O Trek in one big wild day out – complete with pumas and glaciers and some rather spectacular scenery.