In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Rapa Nui people believed for 500 years they were the only people left on Earth.
The BBC were interested in how the Rapa Nui’s February festival of Tapati expresses the character and story of these remote island people. I spent three weeks on Easter island. This article for BBC Travel explores what I found.
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[:en]Living in the Andes, it’s easy to forget that not everyone leaves their front door and starts running uphill.
Men’s Fitness magazine UK got in contact because they wanted an inspiring introduction to the Vertical Kilometre race – the new standard in endurance sport, where the finish line is 1,000metres higher than the starting point.
The article is an around the world odyssey of mountain running, with stops in the French Alps, Canada, Patagonia and the Scottish Highlands. I also get my proverbial handed to me along the way by septuagenarians and schoolchildren.
Photos were secured from perhaps the most incredible VK race in the World – The Ultra Trail Torres del Paine. Interviewees include World Champion Urban Zemmer, Nikki Kimball, Jeff Browning, Paul Navesey, Shane Ohly and World Sky Running Director Lauri Van Houten.
[:es]Living in the Andes, it’s easy to forget that not everyone leaves their front door and starts running uphill.
Men’s Fitness magazine UK got in contact because they wanted an inspiring introduction to the Vertical Kilometre race – the new standard in endurance sport, where the finish line is 1,000metres higher than the starting point.
The article is an around the world odyssey of mountain running, with stops in the French Alps, Canada, Patagonia and the Scottish Highlands. I also get my proverbial handed to me along the way by septuagenarians and schoolchildren.
Photos were secured from perhaps the most incredible VK race in the World – The Ultra Trail Torres del Paine. Interviewees include World Champion Urban Zemmer, Nikki Kimball, Jeff Browning, Paul Navesey, Shane Ohly and World Sky Running Director Lauri Van Houten.)
You can read the unabridged article here online.
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I snapped this shot on the third day of the Tapati festival on Easter Island. It was published in The Guardian online earlier this month. Click to see more at The Guardian
I’ve been away from my desk for the last week – reporting and running in the incredible Zolkan 4 Days ultramarathon.
If you missed it on social media, here’s the full run-down from each day, starting with my race preview.
CLICK Below for Race Preview, Summary or Full Day by Day accounts.
All articles at limitlesspursuits.com
In April 2015 I travelled to Patagonia to take part in a 70mile ultramarathon that quickly became known as one of the toughest races on the planet. Dodging pumas, hopping crevasses and traversing previously untravelled glaciers – my feature article in Outdoor Fitness magazine went on sale in the UK once I’d had time to fully digest the odyssey. Check it out…
