Staff Adventures

An extreme wilderness adventure in the heart of wolf country in the French Alps

Every year we run a wolf tracking trip and it is always a unique adventure. But this year was one to go down in the story books! We have just got back from what can only ...

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Discovering New Territories - Climbing off the Beaten Track

The Tete des Lacs Froids..... where is that? Hidden away in the Ubaye in the Southern French Alps, this unknown summit is a beautiful walk, scramble and climb in wild, un ...

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Why we changed from Undiscovered Alps to Undiscovered Mountains!

It all started in 2005 when Sally, the company’s current director, founded Undiscovered Alps. Originally from Great Britain, she fell in love with the Southern French A ...

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Why ski touring is becoming the new winter sport of choice!

Skiing off piste in the Alpine wilderness is a dream that is coming true for more and more people. Skiers are quitting the groomed pistes in droves to ski tour in the mou ...

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Ski Mountaineering - Exploring the Caves of Dévoluy on Skis!

The Heroic Crossing!! When I moved to the Devoluy 3 years ago, I would never have imagined myself skiing into one of the caverns of Devoluy and then climbing through it w ...

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The Ultimate Cardio Challenge - A Cross Country Ski Marathon!

The 2013 Trans' Champsaurin 42km cross country ski race qualifies for my top ten most difficult physical challenges experienced so far in my 'nearly' 40 years!! I was ver ...

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Fell (Trail) Running in the Alps - The Gapencimes Trail Race

A long time ago, before children and when I lived in the UK, I used to fell run. I even once did the Saunders Mountain Marathon and came an amazing last out of the 40% of ...

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