Thursday, December 28, 2017

Wonderful pre Christmas skiing conditions.

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Above are two photos of exactly the same place, the buvet at the Le Buet cascade. One is taken on Christmas day 2016 and one taken on Chri...
Friday, December 01, 2017

The Guru. The Master. The Maestro

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I recently returned from a British Mountain Guides training course which really did strip everything back to basics. It started by revie...
Monday, October 09, 2017

Alpine climbing season ends for 2017

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David Ford managed to carve out three days to come and join me and climb in the Chamonix area. In my view early October can be one of the b...
Sunday, October 08, 2017

Retun to the Dolomites

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The plan David Brooksbank and I had agreed to was to climb the Weisshorn. This had been the previous years plan too. The problem is ...
Thursday, September 14, 2017

Climbing in contrasting regions of Italy

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The weather around Chamonix had been unsettled , plus the backstory of conditions being shot to bits due to the heat wave of June, Charles...
Friday, September 01, 2017

Completing The Iconic Swiss Trilogy: The Jungfrau 4158m

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About eleven years ago Chris Dovell and I climbed the Eiger and the Monch but we failed to climb the Jungfrau due to high winds and bad ...
Friday, August 25, 2017

Big Classic Alpine Climbing : East Ridge of Beitschhorn 3934m

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The Alpine Club Guide book states Beitschhorn Viewed from almost any angle it is a magnificent sight, standing proud of all the adjacent ...