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From Dent du Geant
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From Ama Dablam
Category: Mountaineering
Climbing mountains (big, and not so big).
Terry and I travelled up to the Scottish Highlands this weekend having heard about the almost perfect conditions on Ben Nevis, and adding in the continuing 'bon temps' forecast, we had to go. A big route on the Ben seemed within grasp...
Tiring going and not even half way!
This week saw the first summer weather! High pressure with sunny blue skies, the only thing missing was the warmth! I've even noticed trees are budding and have heard that some roses are blooming.
So, what do four slightly crazy rock climbers (Ian, Anna, Laetitia and Pete) do on the first days of the 'summer' rock climbing season?
The weather turned out dry today - very different to the rain we thought had been forecast!
Awesome! Crowded! Scary! Knackering! Do I need to say more?
When we eventually got some fine weather we seized the opportunity to complete one of the routes I'd fancied the idea of for a long while, the Papillons Ridge.
Finally we did get some dry weather. Ailefroide is a bona-fide alpine destination, with stuff like the Meije traverse (next year?) and the Dauphine classic South Pillar of the Barre des Ecrins. But it also offers some amazing rock climbing less than the 15 minutes from the camp site.
In November 2005 Laetitia and I made our first joint trip to Nepal to attempt to climb Ama Dablam, the “Matterhorn of the Himalayas”. Nepal is perhaps one of the most amazing places on Earth; the highest mountains on Earth, culturally inspiring, and devastatingly beautiful! 😛 We trekked from Lukla, after flying in from Kathmandu, …
