The FT on Extreme Ridge Running

Written by Julia 31 July 2019

The FT on Extreme Ridge Running

Interviewed for the Financial Times last month, Tracks and Trails owner and trail running guide Julia Tregaskis-Allen was asked for her opinion on whether sharing self-filmed videos of running narrow ridges is something the athletes and/or their brands should be taking any responsibility for.

“These athletes are most certainly pushing the extremes of running,” says Julia Tregaskis-Allen, a mountain running guide based near Mont Blanc. She describes the footage as “massively inspiring” but admits: “the consequences of a slip, trip or rock moving on a knife-edge ridge don’t bear thinking about."

“Any mistake would be fatal, but the subsequent concentration, skill level and thrill is part of the end result and pleasure.”