A walk on the not so wild side
Laetitia gets the Swiss Army knife out…
Plan B
The Doubs – Not a Cave Diving Holiday
Le Chapeau
Joux
Montenvers
Lac Bleu and Aiguille du Midi
Col des Montets
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Today, the weather was as forecasted, fantastic. The clear crisp morning would have been perfect conditions for heroic activities at 4000m, but not for us...
Pete's plan A today seemed to also be plan A for every beginner in the valley. We approached Valorcine and found it heaving with would be climbers. Every route was occupied by young students learning the ropes...
We said we'd get back to Le Chapeau (it was good last time) - and today the poor forecast coupled with our forgetting the guidebook meant we needed a plan B; Chapeu...
A mixed trip of caving, cave diving and cycling had been planned as the summer holiday for a small party including Andy (Rach please note) Sue, Marcus, Cath, little Peter and Colin...
Another sunny day in the Chamonix valley, and another chance to get some cragging done while Britain suffered in the floods...
Checking out a new venue recommended by Ian, La Joux, just outside Chamonix was fun. Although, being next to a mountain stream and pasture ensured that the monster horse flies ate more of our blood than we ate French bread and cheese at lunch time...
Pete flew back to Blighty this morning, so me, mum and dad went for a tourist trip by taking the train up to Montenvers for a closer look at the Mer de Glace...
After the success of the short walk yesterday I decided it was time for my parents to experince more Alpinism. The weather was better and there were less clouds, so we took the lift up to Aiguille du Plan with the intention of strolling over to Lac Bleu for a picnic.
While the summer came to England, spring remained in Chamonix. Clouds kept the temperature cool, so we decided an all day adventure wasn't what we wanted...