98: Freefalling above the Eiger & the AJ Bell 3 Valley Rally

In Episode 98, we find out what it's like to jump out of a helicopter above the Eiger and learn about a new event in Val Thorens raising funds to turn young lives around.  Presenter Iain Martin was joined by Olympic Skier Cross athlere Emily Sarsfield-Power, Dan Keeley from Snowcamp and journalist Felix Milns.  Intersport Ski Hire Discount Code Save money on your ski hire by using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ at intersportrent.com, or simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied at the checkout. SHOW NOTES & TIME CODES A new record for the longest women-only rope chain was set on Breithorn in Zermatt in June 2022  Listen to more conversation about gender representation in Episode 97 Episode 97 was a Down Under special, featuring Australia and New Zealand The snow down under is still very good Jasmin Taylor is a Team GB telemarker and is currently working in Hotham, Australia (7:00) At the time of recording only Zermatt, Hintertux and Passo Stelvio were open to the public for summer skiing (9:30) Read Felix’s article about freefalling above the Eiger in The Telegraph (10:45) Watch Shane McConkey’s double front flip into base jump straight off the Eiger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w18wl-HQuH8 The AJ Bell 3 Valley Rally will take place in Val Thorens in April 2023 (21:00) Find out more about Snowcamp charity and their Switch 180 campaign (25:00) https://youtu.be/Z15pIQSfeJk  Feedback BobinCH: "Enjoyed Neil English's stories about Villars [in Episode 96]. Slightly depressing to hear about the Mer de Glace situation but reminder to go back and enjoy it while we can!"   We enjoy all feedback about the show, so please do get in contact. Reviews and comments wherever you leave them are always welcome, whether on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, social media or via email to [email protected] You can follow Iain at @skipedia and The Ski Podcast @theskipodcast If you enjoy the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee…