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Chamonix Video: 22nd October 2014

Chamonix - extreme sports Capital of the World!

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By Pam Williamson, Updated

Climbing, skiing, running, wingsuiting....

...and skating!

Earlier this year, Animal brought team skater Marcus Payne to the big snow mountains and let him explore Chamonix on his skate baord! Check out this video for some inspiration to get that board out the cupboard!

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