Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Drink as Much Ski as Much : The Excess Men.

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They don't like change : Over the last 20 years they turn up on the same last weekend in January , stay in the Hotel de la Couronne , dr...
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Friday, January 22, 2016

Klosters : If there is a better skiing resort show me it.

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If you can arrange it try and get to Klosters just before the World Economic Forum which is held in the neighbouring resort of Davos. The...
Monday, January 18, 2016

Winter so far

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The end of November we got a good cold dump of snow . Everyone was happy Eddy the new Bernese Mountain Dog had setttled in and things were ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Dent du Midi. A very long "Walk"

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The Dent du Midi is a magnificently striking mountain viewed from a far. The Swiss guide book describes it as an "Extraordinary edifi...
Monday, September 28, 2015

A trip to the Dolomites.

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Peter Folkman and I drove from Chamonix to Cortina d'Ampezzo. It is along way. Past Aosta,past Turin,past Milan and then turn left a...
Wednesday, September 09, 2015

Traverse of the Matterhorn 4478m

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This is an account of an ascent of the Matterhorn via the lion Ridge in Italy followed by the descent of the Hornli Ridge into Switzerland...
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Friday, September 04, 2015

Finest mountain view in the Alps

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Getting your boots and waterproofs on in the lashing rain in a car park is something John Young is far more use to than me. He lives in For...
Saturday, August 22, 2015

Finally Lloyd gets to see a view

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In July 2014 Lloyd Donavan came out to join me work six days climbing. It was without doubt the worst week of weather I had ever known sinc...
Friday, August 07, 2015

Return of the Collins

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t Some times there is s long interval before clients return. In the case of Peter Collins and his two daughters Alice and Lucy it was abou...