After the success of the short walk yesterday I decided it was time for my parents to experince more Alpinism. The weather was better and there were less clouds, so we took the lift up to Aiguille du Plan with the intention of strolling over to Lac Bleu for a picnic.
While the summer came to England, spring remained in Chamonix. Clouds kept the temperature cool, so we decided an all day adventure wasn't what we wanted...
Laetitia, Paul and Pete were greeted by BMC signs informing us that peregrines were nesting at today's venue - Warton Quarry. Not that we needed the signs to know that the warning in the guide book about possible nesting bird restrictions was likely to be in force, there were dozens of people twitching away with massive telescopes and cameras with two foot long lenses...
Heavy rain and a cold northerly wind was forecast, so Kath, Dave, Paul, Laetitia and Pete decided the best option for the weather was to go for a mountain bike round of Kentmere...