With the Hornli Hut on the Matterhorn closing earlier in the week, some of the lifts in Chamonix winding down and, more to the point, plenty of cool and wet […]
Who could resist the offer of a night in the winter room of the highest mountain hut in Europe? Well, probably most people actually who either have a better offer […]
The long walk in to the Cabane Mountets (2886m) is more than compensated for with stunning views of the upper Zinal Valley and arriving in the magnificent high mountain glacial […]
19 August 2021, Matterhorn Summit This was the scene on the Matterhorn from Hornli Hutte last night: And this is the scene from the summit at 0830 this morning: Well […]
Maybe it was the appealing light grey colour of the rock or perhaps the brilliant sustained pitches of trad climbing, or maybe it was climbing with Fort William guide Kenny […]
Good news for UK based guests thinking of travelling out to do some mountaineering in Chamonix….Due to the UK government recent announcement there is very soon to be no quarantine […]
Route: La Piste Oubliée, Brevent East Face, Chamonix Rock Climbing Grade & Length, 200m, 5 pitches, 6a+, 6a, 6a=, 6b, 6a Equipment: Bolted runners and belays, a rack not necessary […]
Acqua Concert is an excellent 370m 6a rock climb on the Aiguille du Van, 2572m above the Emosson Dam just across the Swiss border at the NE end of the […]
Despite yesterday’s downpours and 5-10cms of fresh snow in the high mountains, this morning was a perfect mid summer alpine dawn with near perfect snow conditions along the beautiful high […]
22 July 2021, Traverse of Les Perrons & Snowy Matterhorn Condtions The great summer weather continues, for another couple of days with the forecast for more mixed and stormy weather […]
6 July 2021, Sylvie Phobie, Barberine & Too Windy on Mont Blanc Kev and Mark climbed from Tete Rousse to Gouter Hut in crampons all the way with a liberal […]
The Emosson Dam café has some of the best roadside views going of the Chamonix North Face club. The traverse of the barrage marks the start of another adventure on […]
The parking above the Lac de Moiry is not your average car park. For a start it’s already over 2350m and those unacclimatised may notice a slight shortness of breath […]
There is something really special about a pre-dawn alpine start, and a couple of hours using headtorches on what is very nearly the longest day of the year, meant that […]
Whilst summer weather and temperatures have finally arrived in the Alps, early season snow volume on the glaciers around the Mont Blanc Massif & Northern Alps in general, remains excellent, […]
Whilst there are plenty of climbers and skiers heading up the Aiguille du Midi, there are unsurprisingly not many tourists and the big Grepon car park felt deserted for early […]
It felt pretty special to be back up the Aiguille du Midi and into the Chamonix alpine again. It’s over 7 months since the Midi was last open and it […]
The South East Couloir of the Col de la Forclaz is well know to most ski tourers travelling up and down the Arve Valley on the motorway. It’s an impressively […]
The impressive series of North West Facing combs above Les Confins, La Clusaz, on the South side of Pointe Percée are at the heart of the massif des Aravis and […]
Last weekends snowfall produced some great snow conditions around the Mont Blanc Massif and there was still some lovely powder on shady aspects above 1bout 1850m at the Grands Montets […]
