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August the 27th : Pointe Lachenal transverse. After two weeks of bad weather,
the snow and the wind let "extreme" conditions in high mountain !

Take care the wind !
High mountain ...

Serac of the Tacul.

Himalayan 's bivouac !
Photos : D. Lavigne
August the 22nd : Mont Charvatton, Tommy route.500m in 5+,6a max. 12 pitches.Rappelling down (so no bag pack !).

Beautifull feeling on the spur.

Transversing in 5,5+.

A great roc.

Seiji leading in the last pitch.
Photos : F. Obert
August the 15 th : this year again, the traditional Fêtes des Guides offered us a great show!

Ready to take off for the Gaillands lake!

Fireworks ...

Show must go on.

 

A brand new guide and a futur guide?

When the guides begin to sing...

The big family !


August the 12th : Mont Charvatton, Caterpillar route. Long route on in cliff at the end of Aoste valley in Italie,
500m of rock climbing (max : 6b/6b+) with a gorgus diedre of 5 pitches : Yosémitique feeling !

Beley before tha attac !

François in the big diedre.

Whahoo ...
Photos : F. Obert
August the 10th : Pointe Lachenal, Harold et Maud route. Gorgusl route, all in cracks (own protection), from 5+ to 6b, so little bit harder than the Contamines, on a great granit at the bottom of the Mont-Blanc du Tacul.

Superbes lignes for 250 m.
Cracks climbing : opposite !

François after the 6a+,
really athlétic : Bravo !
Photos : F. Obert
August the 7th : Aiguille d'Entrêve in transverssing. It's not winter time but conditiond are here,
but so great weather for this trip in altitude !

the approch with the snow !
Winter !

Marie and Mathieu.

The summit (Mont-Blanc in background!)

August the 2nd : Aiguille du Peigne, normal route.Beatiful route not to difficult but long, so it's for mountainers !


On the edge the sun  arrive.

Summit what a vue ...

... and pleasure !
Photos : D. Lavigne
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