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Alcino Serras from A2Z Adventures & Haglöfs Trail team achieve the first victory of the season at the Almonda Trail last 11th July. This victory (together with the previous ones at Ultra Trail Serra da Freita 2009 and 2010) added an extra motivation to participate this year at the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc on August 27th.

The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc is one of the most important Ultra Trail races in the world with, 166 km and 9500 meters of positive altitude change. A real challenge with 2300 runners from all over the world.

If you would like to follow the same steps of these mountain warriors, but with time to enjoy all of what the alps have to offer, you can join A2Z Adventures trek Alps, Tour of Mont Blanc from 15 to 22 August. A full week of amazing treks visiting 3 countries around the highest mountain of Western Europe.

Paulo Alípio @ MTB-O World Cup, originally uploaded by A2Z Adventures.

Paulo Alípio participated at the 2010 MTB Orienteering Word Cup that took place in Hungary from 23 to 25th April.

Paulo Alípio (representing the Portuguese national team) raced with A2Z Adventures colours in “queen” category - Elite.
He ended in 45th in sprint distance and 17th in medium distance. In long distance we was unfortunately disqualified (missed a check-point), otherwise would finish in 14th.

Nevertheless it was a excellent performance, competing with the best MTB orienteers in the world.

MTB Orienteering (or MTB-O) is the sport of cross country cycling, combining riding and navigation. Using specially produced maps, riders navigate their way along roads, tracks and trails to control markers (checkpoints) placed at specific locations. Interpreting the map to decide which is the best way from one control to the next, introduces some challenge, so that’s it’s not all about speed.

Complete set of photos here.

Europe’s airspace as been disrupted by volcano Eyjafjallajökull. According to record history, the volcano activity may last for several months (last eruption lasted 1 year and 1 month).

So far, only Lisbon, Madrid and Rome airports have not been affected by the ashes.

If you want to keep updated with more news regarding movement of the cloud, give a look at:

Real time overview air traffic and ashes layer: Radar Virtuel

Prognosis for dispersal of the volcano plume: Denmark National Environmental Research Institute

Automatic news explorer of all stories about volcano impact in Europe’s flights: European Media Monitor

Just received news from our Indian guide in Himalaya, Raju. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give teachings on Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (jangchup lamdron) on 18th August 18. On 19th August he will confer the Heruka (dechok) and on 20th August he will confer the Avalokiteshvera (chenresig) Initiations. The teachings will take place in Jispa, Himachal-Pradesh, the starting point of A2Z-Adventures Himalaya trail (MTB) and Himalayas, Shingo La & Zanskar Trails (trekking) that will take place two weeks before.

A2Z Adventures group cycling in Patagonia for a Cause. 1% of the trip budget plus other people donations for the victims of Chilean February earthquake and tsunami will be droped personally in Cruz Roja (Red Cross) bank account, in Cochrane, next April 7.
We will keep updating this list till next April 2. Thanks to all!

A2Z 1% - 58,5€ ; Daniel Jesus- 500 €  ; Tania & Octávio - 150€

O grupo A2Z Adventures que vai pedalar 500 km na Patagonia de 5 a 12 de Abril, não esquece a tragédia que assolou o Chile no dia 27 de Fevereiro de 2010. O donativo A2Z Adventures de 1% das receitas será para essa Causa e seremos portadores de donativos recolhidos entre todos aqueles que connosco já viajaram na Patagonia Chilena e a quem a eles se quiser associar. Os donativos serão entregues pessoalmente com o depósito na conta da Cruz Roja Chilena, nº do Banco de Estado do Chile, na vila de Cochrane, no final da segunda etapa do percurso, no dia 7 de Abril. O valor reunido e que será depositado será divulgado no nosso blog. Junta-te a nós nesta acção de solidariedade!

Depósitos ou transferências bancárias na conta da Ytravel, lda (Banco BPI, NIB 0010 0000 36693020001 93) até ao próximo dia 2 de Abril serão levados em dinheiro com este fim pelo guia A2Z Adventures e publicitados no nosso site. O povo chileno e o nosso guia Chileno Jaime Henriquez, impulsionador desta iniciativa, agradecem. Envie-nos as suas mensagens para fuerza.chile@a2z-adventures.com ou comente na pagina de facebook A2Z Adventures.

Fuerza Chile!

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Pedro Pedrosa (co-founder of A2Z Adventures and A2Z Consulting) is an invited speaker of the 1st Symposium for Ethical and Solidarity Tourism, organised by the Mó de Vida NGO.

His talk will review A2Z Consulting contribution to the process of sustainable touristic development and the creation of touristic products for the Portuguese Schist Villages Network.

The conference will take place at the Casa da Cerca in Almada - Portugal the 26^th and 27^th March 2010.

Pedro Pedrosa (co-fundador da A2Z Adventures e A2Z Consulting) participará no próximo dia 27 de Março pelas 10:00H nas 1ªs Jornadas por um Turismo Ético e Solidário organizadas pela Mó de Vida Cooperativa de Consumo, CRL.

A sua intervenção terá como tema: Contributos no processo de desenvolvimento turístico sustentável do território e construção de produtos turísticos na Rede de Aldeias do Xisto, Portugal.

As 1ªs Jornadas por um Turismo Ético e Solidário decorrerão na Casa da Cerca em Almada de 26 e 27 de Março de 2010.