Tuesday, 22 January 2019

A winter in the Peloponesse















Sweet sweet Kalymnos















Verdon autumn '18

 Sweet 6c on our way up Serie Limite on Le Duc

 topping out Serie Limite with Mischa, hot that day!
 Awesome views into the gorge from the top out on the Duc
 The Verdon commute with Lewis

 On Ras Le Bolchoi at sector Imbut following Lewis on P3

 Trad in Verdon, moving up the classic ULA with Lewis
With Mischa on Tandem Pour Une Evidence

 Vanlife
What a cliff...

Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Envers, Majorette Thatcher, Peome & early summer in Ecrins

Gearing up for a multi-day mission

Mer de Glace approach

Refuge Envers

Lewis approaching on the Neve

Starting up Bienvenue George V

Piola book calls it mini Yosemite

Worked...

Dusk views over Trelaporte Glacier

Sunrise hits Requin

Topping out on 1st Point Nantillions

Views to Dent du Geant

Comparing stories

Amazonia Direct

Pair on Guy Anne maybe?

Austrian pair we met on neighbouring line La Fleur

On Amok

Final climb done now for the march back to Montenvers

top out views

Back in the valley already dreaming on return visit 

 Starting Majorette Thatcher
 Lewis deciding his skin needs help
 Views from Majorette
 Majorette cracks


 Through the roofy move on Majorette
 Cracks cracks more cracks
 Starting Poeme at Brevent
 Rick coming up P2 on Poeme
Misty top out with Rick

Ailefroide morning approach

mmmm so good

steep slab "fun"

happy days

Fun perspective and cool pitch on the grey granite

views from our start on Grand Perrons, over to Verte and Drus

Nice "easy" 6a+ to start with, as the French say Engage

Sweet van spot at Emosson Dam

Moody views from the clouds

Lac Blanc