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| Listed below are some recent sorties ... | Click here to see last month’s outings ... |
| June,
21st : Pointe Lachenal, "Harold et Maud" route.
A great climbing route, all in cracks. Not a lot of pitons so get your cams ready and be tough ! It's always a great pleasure to be back on the granite, remembering the good moves ! |
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| June,
18th : Aiguilles d'Entrèves Traverse. A gorgeous route in altitude, on the italian border with a great view on the world famous Vallée Blanche. |
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It's getting tricky ... |
![]() Good job Stéphane |
![]() Usually in the summer, there is no snow on this route. |
| June,
14th : Les Droites, Eastern Spur. An ambitious and dramatic trip in altitude to reach a mythical summit ! With all this snow we feel even more isolated and so far...it's an unforgettable moment for Thierry. |
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![]() Snow, snow, snow .... |
![]() ... and more snow ! |
![]() A big cheer for Thierry. |
| June,
12th : South Face of the Aiguille du Midi, Contamines route.
A taste of summer after a big winter... Climbing a south face is pure bliss ! |
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Beautiful granite |
![]() A roped team up in "Super Dupont" |
![]() Magical crack ! |
| June,
10th : Aiguille du Peigne, Vaucher Route. On of the most classical granite route, a long 400 meters slab, some striations and nices chockstones ! |
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The "Building Chockstone" : Mythical and so smooth ! |
![]() Technical and vertiginous section ... |
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here is the sun ! |
![]() Perfect . |
| June,
8th : Cosmiques Spur. The difficult weather forecast prevent us from doing snow routes and going too far ! The Cosmiques Spur is dry ... let's go and enjoy this sumptuous granite. |
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| June,
5th : Cosmiques Ridge. A shy but nice ray of sun. Just the perfect moment for Dorothy and Claude to discover the high mountain. |
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![]() ... but winter conditions ! |
![]() The snow gives a very special atmosphere. |
![]() A moment of hapiness. |
| June,
3rd : Pointe Lachenal Traverse. So much snow up in the mountains. It's beautiful and very impressive ! |
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A gorgeous frosted gully. |
![]() The summit of Pointe Lachenal. |
![]() The East Face of the Tacul : dramatic ! |
| June,
1st : Dalles sous l'Envers. "20 000 lieues sous la neige", a great route, offering differnt type of climbs. we are surprised to find a quite dry itinerary ! |
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Friction section on the granite. |
![]() 8th pitch, with a small overhang. |
![]() Well done Jean. |
May : climbing holidays all around Europe ! It's spring time ... After a long winter we're getting tired of the skiboots and our climbing shoes are calling ! The guides are working or enjoying, they go climbing, training, travelling ...always on the rocks of course ! Costa Dorada in Spain, Gorges du Todra in Morocco, cliffs in Sardaigne or South of France (Sainte-Victoire, Verdon ...) |
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