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Ex Valais Eagle 2014 – 144 Para Med Sqn, 170 (Infra Sp) Engr Gp RE

Valais, organised by the Swiss Military every two years. Teams of three depart Zermatt and race to Verbier, a distance of 53km (110km actual snow distance) and ascend a total of 4000m. The Swiss Army organised the first military patrol in 1943 to test the abilities of its soldiers.  The modern race format is renowned …

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Exercise Blue Patrouilles des Glaciers 2014 – Oxford UOTC

Last year, Captain Tania Noakes, The Oxford University Officer Training Corps Adventure Training Officer and IFMGA British Mountain Guide, approached several Officer Cadets with the idea of competing in the Patrouilles des Glaciers. The race is a demanding and challenging ski-mountaineering competition for three-member rope parties run by the Swiss Military. The course, which runs …

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