Mixed
Since the Conville courses I’ve been guiding for Alpine Guides ( http://www.alpine-guides.com/ ) locally in the Mt Blanc Range. I was climbing with Kenneth from Bergen, Norway introducing him to a few alpine skills, whilst getting acclimatised and getting in some mileage too.
Chere couloir
We managed the Chere Couloir to its top on Mt blanc du Tacul, a traverse of the Aig Entreves and the mini North Face of Aig Toule (in some ropey weather) and the classic North Face of the Tour Ronde (currently in excellent condition), a traverse of the Perrons near Emosson in between some storms and a final romp up a very Scottish Contamine Grisole on the Tacul and taking a snowy Cosmiques ridge back up to the Midi Telephrique.
Tour Ronde first light
Middle Gully
TRNF with Dent du Geant and Jorrasses behind
The Tour Ronde was a nice climb to make on my birthday, so got a little hug with the summit Madonna….
Happy birthday me….43…how did that happen?
Thanks to Kenneth for a busy 5 days and good luck for the next few alpine climbs over the next wee while. Thanks to Rich and Al at Alpine Guides again for lining up a great week!
