Tom and Josh have just joined me for a week's alpine climbing in and around the Mont Blanc Massif. They had never climbed in the alps before (though I've completed a Chamonix - Zermatt Haute Route on skis with Tom previously) and were looking for a mix of instruction and guiding. The weather h... more>
The Valais region of Switzerland is home to many 4000m peaks and has many of the longer, classic ridges within its boundaries. Carla and Raija joined me for 6 days to hopefully climb some of them by the harder AD routes. The first day we headed to the Ferpecle Glacier in the Val d'Herens where... more>
The weather in Chamonix and the Mt Blanc Massif continues to be superb with temperatures now exceeding 30 degrees in the valley. This means rock routes are generally the best choice and you often have to contend with afternoon convective storms.
Chris joined me for a week of 'technical a... more>
Liz and Will joined me for a week's course in alpine mountaineering. They've both climbed peaks like the Matterhorn, Eiger and Mt Blanc before and wanted to operate more autonomously. We spent the majority of the week with me 'off the rope' and them climbing independently. We met in Chamonix a... more>
Chamonix is famous for its granite spires and accessible alpinism. Nick joined me for a week to sample what it has to offer. We started off on the sunny side of the massif – the Aiguilles Rouges. These mountains are accessed from either the Brevent or Flegere lifts or on foot from the Col du M... more>
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