Tacul and Midi shorts…

On September 23, 2014 by Tim Neill

Keith at top of Ligne Cache

So in between all this guiding and the occasional big face route the mixed weather allowed plenty of routes up and around the lift access at the Aig du Midi…and lots of choices for ice and mixed or sunny rock. Climbing with Keith often involves the shade and wintery stuff….

Highlights included a neat route beside the popular classic Vent du Dragon…this one called La Ligne Cache involving some good ice and meaty mixed up to M6..put up the previous season by friends Jon Bracey and Matt Heliker…

Low down on LC

Another couple of routes were bagged on the Tacul Triangle face…and after some really cold snowy weather were a good warm up for the Ben this winter hopefully. The Perroux gully had a load of fairly well protected thin ice climbing over its full length and the Temps est Assasin really good too.

Perroux

Good ice and pefect cracks for gear too

We hooked up with Phil for a top outing in the sun too. Well recomended comes the Super Dupont on the Midi S Face…a great day out and brilliant banter. This routes has tough grades compared to other climbs like it around the range, especially if you’ve got the old guidebook…excellent.