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The green light.
"No Gain Without Pain" it says near the top of Cramp Hill; the final, brutal, climb into Haputale at the end of "Rumble in the Jungle" Stage One. I doubt whoever painted it knew that it would eventually greet a plethora of international mountainbikers in the last...
News: Yak Attack announces re-branding.
The big news this week is the announcement from Yak Attack about an essential re-branding process. Here's what Race Director Phil Evans had to say about it on the Facebook Page: "Yak Attack was originally chosen as the name for the world's highest mountain bike race,...
Helping Paws
Helping Paws is a new charitable venture that all of us at Chase The Rainbow look forward to fully supporting into the future. I will be adding a direct link to the website as soon as it available. It is the brainchild of Yak attack supremo Phil Evans, and...
News: The UK Singlespeed Championships.
Beer drinking, debauchery, tomfoolery, shenanigans, cycling? That'll be The UK Singlespeed Champs then. I've signed up even though the looming spectre of my shoulder operation is imminent. Hopefully I will be recovered enough to trundle around slowly. If not then I'll...
A pebble in the pond. How young women are changing Nepal.
Al Seaton, Usha Kanal, Jenny Caunt, Roja KC. Something is happening in Nepal. A wind of change is blowing, a gentle breeze that might yet become a tempest. Sport, that great leveller of people, is beginning to make its mark. Tenacious young women like Ultrarunner Mira...
An unwelcome return.
After spending a month in Sri Lanka I was looking forward to getting back down the wood and enjoying the beautiful late spring weather. Unfortunately it seems that other people have been enjoying the wood in my absence. My log store (full of seasoning logs) has been...
Announcement: Laxmi is going to Sri Lanka.
We are very proud to be supporting, in partnership with The Yak Attack, Nepal National Champion Laxmi Magar's late entry in to this years "Rumble in the Jungle" mountainbike race in Sri Lanka. Laxmi is a great friend to all of us and she is a truly inspiring role...
The times they are a-changing. Springing into Springtime.
It seems an age since my last woodland blog. A lot has happened in the last two months; the Lesser Celandine and Wood Anemones have flowered and withered, a vast carpet of Bluebells then sprouted, flowered, and are now also on the wain. They have been replaced by...
News: Yak Attack – Pokhara IV Stage Race.
Yak Attack has announced a new four day stage race that will be taking place on the trails around the lakeside city of Pokhara in Nepal. The Pokhara IV. Pokhara is a great destination. Situated on the banks of Fewa Lake, and with magnificent views of the surrounding...
A (silly) walk around Bluebell Wood.
A few days ago I decided to film an impromptu walk around the wood using Facebook Live so that people could see how beautiful it is. I was very excited and got a bit carried away :DFor those who haven't seen it on our FB page here it is for your amusement.You can also...