• Ian on the tricky second pitch - all the holds seemed to slope in the wrong direction.

  • Astrid following Laetitia on perhaps the best pitch of the route. :razz:

  • The view from the route up towards the col de Berard - an awesome place to be in winter on ski in deep powder!

  • Ian on the same pitch.

  • Laetitia and Astrid, "Wot no holds?"

  • Now that looks like a yummy ice cream!!

  • Hand-made Cornettos! :yum:

  • Relaxing after the climb at the Chalet de la Cascade à Berard.

At last a day without paint – L’ile aux Razmokets

Saturday, 25th August 2012

After what seemed like endless days of scraping, sanding, painting, and more painting of the apartment’s shutters [more on that latter with before and after pictures] Ian and I finally got out to do some climbing… We tagged along with Laetitia and Astrid to get the benefit of the company and a lift in the car to the Vallon de Berard where we all climbed the first, and best, eight pitches of L’ile aux Razmokets.

Ian on the tricky second pitch – all the holds seem to slope in the wrong direction.
Astrid following Laetitia on perhaps the best pitch of the route. 😛
Ian on the same pitch.
The view from the route up towards the Col de Berard – an awesome place to be in winter on ski in powder snow!
Laetitia and Astrid, “Wot no holds?”

After the route we stopped at the lovely Chalet de la Cascade de  Berard for a well earned ice cream. :yum: We all had hand-made (!) Cornettos!

Relaxing after the climb at the Chalet de la Cascade de  Berard.
Hand-made Cornettos! :yum:
Now that looks like a yummy ice cream!!

Series - Chamonix '12

  1. At last a day without paint – L’ile aux Razmokets
  2. Eperon Nord, North West slabs of
    Aiguille du Peigne
  3. Aiguille Rouge
  4. Alpine Flower Quiz
  5. Shutter Renovation
  6. Aiguille du Tour
  7. Last Day of Cragging at Gaillands

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