Author: Laetitia
What a view! (photo by Paul) Today, the weather was as forecasted, fantastic. The clear crisp morning would have been perfect conditions for heroic activities at 4000m, but not for us. During the early hours of the morning, there was sudden and alarming activity in the Sterling residence; as first Pete, and then Boris, made …
Laetitia contemplates a knife? (photo by Paul) Pete’s plan A today seemed to also be plan A for every beginner in the valley. We approached Valorcine and found it heaving with would be climbers. Every route was occupied by young students learning the ropes. Crowds of beginners! We managed to find a route that isn’t …
Pete flew back to Blighty this morning, so me, mum and dad went for a tourist trip by taking the train up to Montenvers for a closer look at the Mer de Glace. The train was ready to leave as we arrived at the station, so we jumped on and decided where the best views …
After the success of the short walk yesterday I decided it was time for my parents to experience more Alpinism. The weather was better and there were less clouds, so we took the lift up to Plan de l’Aiguille with the intention of strolling over to Lac Bleu for a picnic. There was more snow …
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. After the obligatory late start to the day, croissant for breakfast, quick gear shopping (tho’ we really don’t need any more gear), and a leisurely lunch, we finaly decided …
It was a lovely sunny evening, so I chose the coldest, windiest, south east facing crag I could find – doh! I froze while Pete struggled up a dirty 2 star HVS. I don’t think it gets much traffic. I didn’t follow – my hands were frozen – so Pete had to abseil down. Oh …
Yeah – “We are family, I got all my sisters with me…” Well, that’s how the song goes, so me and Caroline made our way over to Bedfordshire to Saskia’s place for a weekend of sibling fun. Wine tasting, a huge pavlova, gossiping and Jonathan Ross on Friday night, and Nick’s golf on Saturday morning, …
We've tackled everything in two mad days of full-on 'extreme gardening'. That is, getting it all done to minimise the number of climbing days used up.
After the wonderful dinner and wine last night we felt a little tired this morning and so we headed up to Quayfoot Buttress, Borrowdale for a short approach to a not too long climb...
