A few years later, in 2018, he climbed again with Pippa, Carole and Arthur - this time reaching the first hut, before letting his children go ahead. Pippa, 37, said her parents "inspired" her "love for walking in the mountains", and her recollection of Mont Blanc offered insight into their influence.
The mum-of-two wrote a blog post for athletic shoe firm Hoka One One.
She said: "One day, my dream would be to participate in a sporting challenge or epic adventure with my own children, like I was lucky enough to experience as a child.
"My parents inspired my love for walking in the mountains and both joined me and my brother to the first hut when we climbed Mont Blanc (my father summited it with my sister a few years before).
"It would give me great comfort for my children to find the joy, rewards and experience the journeys I have enjoyed through running, sport and fitness."
Both Michael, 72, and Carole, 66, have a particular "love for walking”.
Pippa explained further how healthy habits rubbed off on her children in an interview with Hello! magazine.
She said: "More recently, over the past two years, family life and motherhood has consumed much of my spare time and unsurprisingly the challenges I thrived on have taken a back seat.
“Running and fitness still form part of my weekly routine but not to the level it was before.”
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Learning from a young age about the importance of remaining active has helped Pippa with her two pregnancies.
She explained that staying in a good physical condition gives her a “mental and emotional reboot”.
She said: “I suppose, my running has been more after babies and toddlers than crossing finish lines, which I’m fine with — for now!
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