Rock Climbing In The Arve, Giffre, Aravis, Chablais & Fizz

A collection of shots from individual crags and routes around this brilliant limestone rock climbing area between Chamonix – Geneva and Annecy area.  The valley crags of The Arve and Giffre as well as the bigger crags of the Aravis, Chablais and Fizz.

Variante de Vibrations, 7a, on the lovely limestone boiler plate wall on the Left at Anthon

Anita in her element tackling the hard, technical and fingery overlaps on Larmes de Pluie, 7c

Andy Perkins setting off on the techy 6b start of the big traverse on pitch 4 of 'Indianna Jaune'.

Kev Avery in autumn cragging mode on 'Expresso', 7a Foron

Tony Lowe leading the fine sustained 'Bouli' first pitch, 6b+. No big crux moves but lots of others plus with a little route finding between bolts on the upper wall and a stiff pull near the end on tiring arms!

Rob Jarvis on the sustained central section of Les Passagers du Vent, 7a+

Justine enjoying the sunny slabs and 'cannelures' at La Frasse

Kev Avery on the successful red-point of La Benne Addiction, 8b+ / 8c

A project well done! Kev Avery with the gear back having just red-pointed 'La Benne addiction, 8c

Gareth Hughes on the aptly named 'La Vista' 6c on the west facing crag at Foron.

David on the pumpy red-point of the Pont des Gets classic - 'Hallal', 7a

Andy Perkins on the superb sustained upper wall of 'Lapin Crétin' 6c+

Zauberberg. The brilliant and hard 5 pitch 7a route on the Gramusset, Pointe Percée.

Great ambiance climbing with Simon at Jalouvre, Col du Columbière in November 2021

Kev Avery climbing a sustained and technical new 8a route at Doran

Mountain Bike approach to the brilliant 'Ablon'.

Tim Blakemore engaged in the brilliant thin 'Potion Magique' 6b+

Tim Blakemore, attentively belayed by Jonny Baird, heads up the burly polished start to 'Bib', 6b at Anthon