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Alaska 2008 – Ruth Gorge

7th Jul 2014by rosshewittguidingLeave a comment

This was an amazing trip into the Ruth Gorge with the Benson twins and Nick Wallis. We were blessed with stable deep sluffy powder and enjoyed skiing in the Japanese couloir the West Face of Barille and some easier tours. We built a large snowhouse which was large enough for the 4 of us and made for a civilised dining. At nights the Northern lights shown brightly with orange, reds and greens, although with -30C temps we didnt hang around outside the tent for long. also snuck a couple heli runs in, be rude not to in AK!

En route towards the Moose’s Tooth

Trenching up Japanese Couloir

Rooster’s Comb

Getting steeper in Japanese Couloir Japanese Couloir

Orca Lodge, PNH Cordova

Kelly Gray looking after us

Our snowhouse in the Ruth Gorge

Me skiing a run called 'happiness'. Photo: Pete Benson — Me skiing a run called ‘happiness’. Photo: Pete Benson

Me skiing a run called ‘happiness’. Photo: Pete Benson

Ross. Ruth Gorge, with Barille and Mooses Tooth Behind, Picture by Pete Benson

Alps 2005

7th Jul 2014by rosshewittguidingLeave a comment

This Alpine trip was fantastic and covered a few areas, starting out in Les Ecrins in January we ice climbed and ski toured before moving North to Chamonix. There we spent one cold day at the end of January climbing the Swiss route on Les Courtes on squeeky neve. Then we headed East into La Valais to ski tour on the Breithorn and Monte Rosa areas, finally finishing off in the Chamonix area skiing some classics like Col de Cristeaux and the Armencettes.

La Grave Icefalls, Andy Benson on the Lead

Hey Fella!
The Davin Couloir and Les Agneaux

Quiet Day at the Hut in the Ecrins

Crux Pitch, Vallon Diable

Me After a Stunning Ice Route

The Benson Twins and Nick Wallis in the Ecrins

Nick Wallis above Col de Lauteret

La Verte and Les Drus

Heading off up the Swiss Routes on Les Courtes

Aiguille du Midi from Le Mont

Teams competing in the Mezzalama

Summit Ridge of the Breithorn

The Mezzalama Heading over Castor and Pollux

The Schwarze Glacier next to the Breithorn

The Matterhorn at Dawn from Monte Rosa

At the Monte Rosa Hut

Monte Rosa

Matterhorn

Couturier

Window Shopping in the Argentiere Basin. i.e. waiting on weather

Y Couloir

Col des Courtes

Col de Cristeaux

The NE on Les Courtes

Heading into the Conscrits

Me and the West Face of Mont Blanc

Ryler on Domes de Miage

Skiing down the Armencettes Ryler at the Argentiere Hut Alps 2005-77

Ryler, Wolfgang, Thomas, Jessica and Friends on Col de Cristeaux

Dawn on Mont Dolent

Mark Ryle on Col des Cristeaux and some Glacier Art

Old Skool, Argentiere Basin Steeps on Altitrails! Mark Ryle on Col des Cristeaux

Ecrins 2004

7th Jul 2014by rosshewittguidingLeave a comment

The Ecrins is a magical place, big mountains with a remote feel and few people there in winter. Arguably its much better suited to ski touring than Mont Blanc range with a lot more terrain in the 30-40 degree range. In total I spent 2 months there with a road trip south to the beach at Nice through the beautiful provencal village Entrevaux.

Quiet lanes in La Grave

Ice climbing in Vallon de Diable.

A busy day at La Grave

Kiting at Col de Lauteret

La Grave

Briancon’s fort.

The Davin Couloir

Looking up the Davin.

Sunsets near Dignes les Bains

The strip at Nice

Entrevaux

La Meije

Ice in La Grave

Old La Grave

Trous de La Mouche – road trip to Les Aravis

Glacier Blanc Hut

En Route to Domes de Neige des Ecrins

Ailefroide with its winter coat

Cheeky locals

In the Davin Traversing Dome Monetier

Chamonix Ski Album 2014

11th Jun 2014by rosshewittguiding1 Comment

I’m just back from an amazing 5 week adventure skiing couloirs in the remote fiords on Baffin Island. Before I left I didn’t get a chance to post this collection of photos from the Chamonix season (which has only just ended – btw). The season went by quickly for me and my focus was more on skiing than photography but there are still some images worth sharing.

More on Baffin later but here you go, lots of diamond studded memories from the Chamonix season thanks to: Michelle Blaydon, Dave Searle, Liz Daley, Davide de Masi, Cedric Bernardini, Mikko Heimonen, Kirsti Lehtimaki, Minna Rihiimaki, Tom Grant, Luca Pandolfi, John Minogue, Dave Rosenbarger, Greg Roche, Bjarne Salen, Jeremy Bogen, Seth Morrison and many others.

Cedric Bernardini

Cedric Bernardini John Minogue John Minogue John Minogue Dave Searle Dave Searle Dave Searle Dave Searle and Liz Daley Davide de Masi Dave Searle Searle, De Masi and Daley Liz Daley, perma-stoked
Searle, De Masi, DaleyDave Searle and Liz Daley
Liz Daley Liz Daley Dave Searle Liz Daley Dave Searle Michelle Blaydon Michelle Blaydon, Caroline Gleich and Colin Haley