No Lifts, Just Legs: British Pair to Walk 801 Miles From London to The French Alps in Ski Boots On Friday, June 13, at noon, Reuben Gray—known from Britain’s Got Talent—and Matt Brinkley, a British Army reservist and Exeter University alumnus, will commence a unique endurance challenge: an 801-mile walk from Oxford Circus, London, to Val Thorens in the French Alps. Distinctively, both participants will undertake the entire journey wearing full ski attire, including ski boots—footwear in which most […] SnowBrains | June 4, 2025 1 Comment
Eurostar’s London to French Alps Ski Train Canceled European train operator Eurostar has announced that they will be canceling their “ski train” for Winter 20/21. The ski train service has been in operation since 1997 and provides a gateway to the French Alps from London. The main culprit for the cancellation: coronavirus. According to PlanetSKI, Eurostar stated that due to Coronavirus restrictions, they will be focusing on high […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 10, 2020 5 Comments
London Named the World’s First National Park City The city of London was recently named a National Park City. If this doesn’t sound like a familiar concept, that’s because it isn’t. London is the first city to ever be given this title. The brainchild of geography teacher Daniel Raven-Ellison, the National Park City Foundation is a nonprofit that aims to make cities greener, cleaner and wilder. Thus far, this […] Jack Conroy | August 2, 2019 0 Comments
Guy Smashes World Record for Running a Marathon in Ski Boots [arve url="https://youtu.be/3GBtQpqlj8U"] SnowBrains | May 3, 2019 0 Likes 4 Tweets 0 Comments
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