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Alpine Challenge: The Final Challenge

Posted on 30. Jun, 2011 by Dan Collins.

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The last day of the challenge was most certainly the hardest. The hotel opened their kitchens early for us as we had to be out on the road by 6:30am. We had to meet in the centre of town by 7am and be ready to set off on a 17 mile run through the Swiss [...]

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Alpine Challenge: 170ft Abseil in to Ice Cold Waters

Posted on 22. Jun, 2011 by Dan Collins.

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Refreshed and energized from a good night’s sleep, we awoke ready to face our next challenge. We met early in reception and piled on to the coach. We had a short journey down the road before being dropped off at a little shack where we had to pick up our wet suits. Our first challenge [...]

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Alpine Challenge: White Water Rafting

Posted on 21. Jun, 2011 by Dan Collins.

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I awoke early the next morning with a very fuzzy head. The sun was just starting to peak through the gaps in the blinds and my alarm sounded like the worlds loudest fire alarm. My friend who was sharing the room with me started to stir as well. My voice tends to go very deep [...]

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The Alpine Challenge: Arrival

Posted on 16. Jun, 2011 by Dan Collins.

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So my blog lies a little. Not a lot… just a little. I only say this because according to the blog I started travelling in 2010 when I went to Australia, but in reality my travels started way before this – I just didn’t have the means to blog about them. However, now I have [...]