Jungfrau and Rothorn warm ups
Wanting to complete our plans after traversing the Drus last year, Vadim has returned to climb the Grands Jorasses. But the 50+ cenitmeters of fresh snow and high winds, have put an end to that. We had a few nice climbs at mid elevations, then a couple nice peaks- the Jungfrau above Grindelwald, and the [...]
Mont Dolent
We climbed this pretty summit on the Swiss, French and Italian border under a perfect blue sky. Though not technically difficult, fantastic views abound. We spent the night at the Fiorio bivouac to break the climb into a couple small chunks. It is a cute little hut, reminding me of what most of these alpine [...]
Rock Climbing near Verbier and Chamonix
Summer is over and I have not published a thing! Too much time to do too many things! The weather is back to summer-time temps, reflecting again the in and out weather in the Alps this season. Most recently, we did a couple of real fine climbs on perfect granite. One, up the Val d’Arpette, [...]
Matterhorn 4478- The Hornli Route
Catherine and I climbed the Hornli Route on the Matterhorn last week, taking advantage of the last good weather of the summer. As fall steps in, those light dustings of snow will begin to stick. But it’s not over yet! We made it to the summit in a bit over 4 hours, proving how well [...]
Dent Blanche 4356m
Carla and I climbed the Dent Blanche in the Val d’Hérens yesterday under clear blue skies and a light SW breeze. This was Carla’s 2nd 4000er in 2 days! Bravo! We climbed quickly to the hut in just over 4 hours Monday, and made the summit in just over 3 hours the next day. But [...]
Traversée des Drus
Vadim and I spent a few days in the Chamonix valley, climbing some classics, and traversing the iconic Drus. This long climb from the Charpoua Hut, goes up to the Flammes de Pierre, across the SE face of the Petit Dru, over the Grand Dru, then down a series of recent rappels to the Charpoua [...]
Finsteraarhorn 4274
Wanting to climb a nice route on the Eiger in late June, we decided to go for the Finsteraarhorn. There still is so much snow on the high peaks, left over from a fine winter. This choice gave us the oportunity to climb without wading through miles of knee deep slush. Because of the exit [...]
Christmas Update
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Climbing the Festi Ridge on the Dom
At 4545m, the Dom gets you up there.
Poland Ski Tour
Tetra Couloirs to Z?oty Bars!
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