Four days at ISPO meant a bit of a break in my training regime but since the trade fair is so big I got my training anyways running back and forth while meeting up with sponsors and journalists interested in the Everest expedition. And everything went well, better than expected; the interest in our ski expedition to Everest is enormous!

But, I’m back in Chamonix and it’s as dry as ever. I don’t know if I have ever seen as bad conditions in beginning February as this year. And the weather forecast is not very encouraging; blue skies and sunshine…