Memoirs of alpine altitude training - Introduction

With the Cape Epic 2010 less than 40 weeks away, Bigman convinced Mrs Bigman that every opportunity must be seized to build fitness levels for the Cape Epic. And so it was agreed they should use this 4 week holiday to do some altitude training in the French Alps, 'bagging' as many of the climbs featured in the Tour de France as was physically possible whilst still saturating themselves in the local culture.

The next few blogs tells their story of trial and tribulation, of great heights scaled and great distances travelled, and of consuming some of the worlds most amazing scenery.