The big storm which swept the Alps at the end of last week and over the weekend had a massive impact on conditions in the mountains, especially in the Northern […]

Ok, If we said we climbed the Matterhorn by bike, it would be something of an exaggeration!…I don’t think even Scott could carry one of those outrageously heavy e. mountain […]

After the big early taste of autumn there has been a return to late summer conditions in the Alps and lots of teams have been out enjoying some high alpine […]

This weekend in stark contrast to the last one was characterised by Grand Beau temps – lovely sunny late summer weather yes, but still with some remaining snow from the […]

4 September, Pollux, Half Breithorn Traverse, Lyskamm Nose, Matterhorn Another really enjoyable alpine day up high thanks to the incredibly efficient and impressively expensive lift from Zermatt to Kleine Matterhorn…CHF104 […]

It felt like this action packed Chamonix 2 day introduction to alpine mountaineering started at the end of the summer and finished at the start of autumn.  Thursday was hot, […]

It was good to be back at the Almageller Hut for the first time this season and to see the friendly and efficient team making the most of a difficult […]

Conditions for the time of year on the glaciers high above Zermatt and Cervinia are better than numerous recent years and it was a pleasure to make the half traverse […]

Another hot weekend in the Alps has meant it’s been warm weather even in the middle and high mountains and we have had several teams profiting from the sunny weather […]

As per the forecast, the weekend started with the continuation of last weeks heatwave and finished with some seriously wet and cool, almost autumnal weather.  We were able to get […]

13 July 2020, Crakoukass, 6a, Brevent, Chamonix Lots of teams up at the Brevent and above Plan Praz today and Chamonix is getting a bit busier in general.   Very […]

What a difference a day makes….yesterday morning at Le Tour it was spookily quiet and seriously driech.  This morning, les grandes vacances had arrived, the lifts are open, the sun […]

Whilst Chamonix seemed very quiet, there were ‘lots of teams enjoying the quiet conditions’ around the Col du Midi and the generally warm and sunny weather before the storm rolled […]

The forecast good weather window for this morning never really materialised and, at setting off time from the Tete Rousse Hut on Mont Blanc, it was raining with plenty of […]

The upper Valsavarenche had a magical mid summers dawn this morning and, despite the early start, no head torch was required for the steep march up through the Larch forests […]

It was really good to join James and Scott in the high mountains again and enjoy the snowy conditions around the Col du Midi, an impressive contrast to some recent […]

There is a good intro on the latest Chamonix conditions info update from La Chamoniarde.  The good news is that there has been a lifting of the restriction of the […]

15 June 2020 See all other updates below.  Latest info here: The Italian and Swiss borders are now open again to visitors from France and along with the Aiguille du […]

With the good weather continuing, the snow line rapidly receding up the mountain and access restrictions now relaxed after the recent period of ‘confinement’, there are plenty of teams enjoying […]

After Saturday’s downpour Sunday morning dawned cloudy, cool and wet and it was a pleasure to burst through this valley based cloud and enjoy the stunning clear views from above […]