Avalanche on the Aiguille du Midi Drug taking in ski mountaineering SAM 2008

Saturday, 31 May, 2008

Avalanche on the Aiguille du Midi

A 28 year old ski tourer has been killed by a slab avalanche close to the Aiguille du Midi above Chamonix. The man was carried 800 meters by the slide which occured at 9h30 on the north side of the Col du Plan.

Ski "Face Nord Col du Plan" Chamonix
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Friday, 30 May, 2008

Drug taking in ski mountaineering

Ten drug tests on ski mountaineers made at the end of the 2008 edition of the Patrouille des Glaciers (PdG) have indicated that one of the participants may have been using EPO. There have been persistent rumours of some drug use in ski mountaineering. Last year the Swiss Army, which runs the PdG, signed an agreement with Swiss Olympic to introduce drug testing.

Patrouille des Glaciers
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Thursday, 01 May, 2008

SAM 2008

The Mountain Equipment Mondial returned to Palexpo in Grenoble last week and the emphasis was firmly on sustainable development, a subject close to our hearts. However, sustainable, for alpine skiing, doesn’t necessarily mean environmentally friendly.

sam 2008
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