Running from crowds
It may be August in the Alps, and many towns like Chamonix, Zermatt and Courmayeur are renowned for being a busy tourist hotspots, but there’s a great way to escape […]
Tag Archives: trail running
Alpine Skyrunning
What is skyrunning? It’s trail running in higher altitudes, on rougher ground, and on snow, in more remote mountain areas. Following the boom of trail running in the Alps, skyrunning […]
1st time Ultra-trail
It’s the key fell running season for us in the Lake District at present. We’ve got just 3 final spaces on our running trips pre-summer, as detailed at the base […]
Intro fell run
Eaten too much over Christmas? Want to kick start your running for 2015? Keen to get off road, and into the mountains? Yes… Join our last Intro Fell Running Weekend […]
Ultra-Trail recce
Running under the starting arch of the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) is terrifying, elating, humbling, and emotional all at the same moment. Will you get to the finish? How […]
Alpine Skyrunning
We are delighted to announce that Icicle is the first, and as yet the only, operator to offer Alpine Skyrunning courses! What is skyrunning? It’s trail running in higher altitudes, […]
Lake District running
Last week American ultra runner Scott Jurek successfully completed the Bob Graham Round in the English Lake District. This legendary mountain running circuit of the fells is a tough challenge, […]
