Three cheers for running in the mountains

It's hard, and we may not know exactly why we do it, but running around in the mountains sure is a lot of fun

Having fun in the mountains.

“Imagine racing up here with 90 miles already in your legs,” said Giles, our guide, as we zigzagged up and up and up into the clouds, up to where ibex stood silhouetted against the mountains, high above the clouds.

It was hard enough doing it like this, with fresh legs, not racing, trying to speed hike, running the short momen…