{"id":16514,"date":"2019-04-06T10:47:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T10:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16514"},"modified":"2019-04-06T10:47:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T10:47:26","slug":"escapade-in-a-day-success-congratulations-to-oliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/04\/06\/escapade-in-a-day-success-congratulations-to-oliver\/","title":{"rendered":"Escapade in a Day Success &#8211; Congratulations to Oliver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Oliver:<br><em>A successful attempt of the challenge on Monday 1st April.<br>Had some problems with the route from runs\/lifts being closed so a few extra lifts.<br>Non stop all day apart from 1 dash to the loo.<br>After Foret I was on 95k so though I had to do a few more to bring the total up to 100k.<br>Route and ski tracks below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-2.png?fit=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" data-attachment-id=\"16515\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/04\/06\/escapade-in-a-day-success-congratulations-to-oliver\/ski-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-2.png?fit=640%2C1136&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,1136\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ski-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-2.png?fit=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-2.png?fit=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16515\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=16515\" class=\"wp-image-16515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, 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data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ski-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-1.png?fit=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-1.png?fit=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16516\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=16516\" class=\"wp-image-16516\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-3.png?fit=360%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ski-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-3.png?fit=360%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-3.png?resize=360%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16517\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=16517\" class=\"wp-image-16517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-3.png?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-3.png?resize=56%2C100&amp;ssl=1 56w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ski-3.png?resize=300%2C533&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-Valleys-Challenge.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"width: 640px; \" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"max\" data-mobile-width=\"500\"  data-scrollbar=\"none\" data-download=\"on\" data-tracking=\"on\" data-newwindow=\"on\" data-pagetextbox=\"off\" data-scrolltotop=\"off\" data-startzoom=\"100\" data-startfpzoom=\"100\" data-toolbar=\"both\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"on\">3-Valleys-Challenge<br\/><\/a>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What\u2019s all this about\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3 Valleys Escapade was the lift company promotion of visiting (originally in 2006) 14 points across the Three Valleys and gaining a certificate &amp; badge over the period of your holiday \u2013 then we had the idea of doing it in a day\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s probably the toughest day skiing ever for a recreational skier but lots of people have got involved over the years so we feature them in our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/skiing\/escapade.html\" target=\"_blank\">Escapade in a Day Hall of Fame<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is no longer being promoted by The 3 Valleys but we\u2019ll still stick you in the Hall of Fame if you complete it \u2013 send a Ski Tracks or similar trace in plus a pic of your group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What started out as a late night \u201cis it possible?\u201d discussion became a challenge the following week \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/photos\/2006\/Escapade\/Escapade.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the history and our original route are here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally punch cards had to be stamped at each check point until electronic passes arrived \u2013 they could then be checked by the lift company. The original Escapade was 30 lifts, 13000m vertical and 70km and 2016 peaked with 34 lifts, 17000m vertical (twice the height of Everest) and around 100km total distance. It became a little less for 2017 and 2018 sees the use of Roc de Tougne fast new lift instead of the drag \u2013 still a big, big day out though with all talking (and lunch) kept to the lifts\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/skiing\/escapaders\/2017\/2017Escapade.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">PDF list of lifts here for downloading to a smart phone<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 this needs a 2019 update as Roc de Tougne chair is not a drag now,&nbsp;<em>Legends<\/em>&nbsp;replaces&nbsp;<em>Roc de Fer<\/em>&nbsp;and the drag in Les Menuirs,&nbsp;<em>Montaulever<\/em>&nbsp;is no longer there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/9AA1EF52-0588-4110-9269-AF03C5E5C030.jpeg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3638\" height=\"1929\" 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