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Aiguille Chardonnet - Aureille-Feutren

October 21st, 2008

Placing gear on the first pitch of Aureille Feutren gully

Third week in a row to Refuge Albert Premier. This time to do one of the ice gullies on the north face. Ben wanted to do the Aureille-Feutren because on this face it is the longest and the hardest (TD-…

Aiguille du Chardonnet, Arête Forbes in winter conditions

October 15th, 2008

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It was the second time for us, walking to Refuge Albert Premier, after the big dump of snow at the beginning of October. Like a week earlier, we were keen on doing a route on the north face of l’Aiguille…

Aiguilles Rouges rock climbs

October 3rd, 2008

The Aiguilles Rouges are the perfect spot for easy access summer rock climbing with superb views on the Mont Blanc range. There are two lifts which can get you to most of these routes, the Brevent lift and the Flegere…

Three days at Refugio Gianetti

August 11th, 2008

Refugio Gianetti was crowded with Dutch climbers te last week of Juli with ambitions for some of the Bergell classics. Our budget didn’t allow us to stay at the hut, with a half-board price of 40 euros a night. Instead…