Another Poor View!!
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From The Haute Route, Chamonix to Zermatt
Year: 2007
The Haute Route, Chamonix to Zermatt
Tryfans of all sizes
Fiona & I had a great weekend in Snowdonia. Cragging at Little Tryfan on Saturday, knocked off half a dozen routes a great opportunity to practice setting up belays and confidence building for both me leading & Fi seconding. Sunday wasn’t looking so good on the weather front so we decided on a scramble up …
Chamonix Cragging Again
We’ve been to les Gaillands loads of times! And why not, it’s only 10 minutes walk from the town centre. A few rock climbs here are a great way to take it easy. Then, considering the backdrop (check it out in the two pictures taken by Ian) it has to be one of the best …
Haute Route Preparations
A bit of a preparation is probably a good idea before starting a long adventure like the Haute Route. In our case it was essential! After setting up a belay in the snow (Anna & Ian above), our first attempt a creating a ‘z’ pulley system to practice our crevasse rescue was a disaster. In …
While the cats away…
So while the Sterlings and friends are wandering around the Alps on planks, some of us have been taking advantage of the jolly pleasent weather we’ve been having of late. Okay, truth be known, it was baking, so Howard, Sarah and I headed high and struggled up to Pavey Ark – as did everyone else …
Haute Route Planning
It’s been a while coming, but here we are back in Chamonix with the classic traverse from Chamonix to Zermatt, the Haute Route, taking up the agenda for the next week! Ian has brought a series of ‘one-day’ sized maps to use on our adventure. Ye ha, can’t wait to have it done. Although I …
East Raven Crag, Langdale
Dalt Quarry, Borrowdale
