The Haute Route, Chamonix to Zermatt
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From The Haute Route, Chamonix to Zermatt
Author: Pete
Founder of Sterling Adventures!
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 …
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
Kentmere Bouldering
After some hectic carpet laying, to make Paul’s bedroom habitable for his stay with us over the Easter Bank Holiday, we headed out to see just how good some of the bouldering in Kentmere is. We’ve been to Badger Rock a couple of times, but haven’t tried any of the many other concentrations of bouldering. …
Polldubh
Ben Nevis, Zero Gully
