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In the early hours of the hot August summer morning in France’s Haute-Savoie, Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz laced his shoes for a long day in his favorite mountains.

Not just a training like any other...he had decided to revisit his childhood roots and essentially ‘play’ in his own backyard. He had mapped the route joining his home in Saint-Jorioz with his parents home in Marthod. A beautiful 70km with 5,300mD+ summiting a few of his favorite peaks and iconic ridges in the area to complete a successful, yet highly satisfying training day.

After 9hr30 he took one step close to his final 2023 goal of conquering La Reunion’s Diagonale des Fous.

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