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Take a lofty plunge
A wild swim high on the Fiz. A remote, intriguing hut-to-hut hike. Oh! And the flowers... Lac d'Anterne, the ramparts of the Fiz behind A...
Simon
Aug 11, 20236 min read
To pull or not to pull?
That is the question... Climbing La Somone and La Directe Lachenal Not a bad view of Mont Blanc from the Brévent cable car It's an easy...
Simon
Aug 7, 20234 min read
This is how we're going to have to climb from now on
A trip to the Aravis. A summer signpost to our future. No snow, no ice, no crampons. Just rock. No widening crevasses, no routes falling...
Simon
Dec 1, 20224 min read
Mont Blanc
An unrelenting trudge. Dozens of people in front and behind. Crunching through frozen snow in the dark. Your head-torch lights up patches...
Simon
Jan 31, 20216 min read
Dent du Géant
To many practised rock aficionados the Southwest Face of the Dent is a bit of a cheat because the spectacular Burgener slabs have a line...
Simon
Jun 19, 20193 min read
Aiguille d'Entrèves
This is a spectacular traverse which is around an hour's walk from the top of the lift, the Skyway Monte Bianco.You have to pull yourself...
Simon
Jun 18, 20191 min read
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