We went to the Grand Cap rock climbing. We almost bivied but at last moment threw in a tent as it was a ski in. I shivered from 3-5am until I realised that John was awake to. It seemed highly unlikely we would be going rock climbing at 3800 m. How did I just have one of my coldest nights ever in the mountains while in a tent when its 20 C during the day! After a few brews to warm up and having my feet in and out of my touring boot liners to rewarm them we legged it from the tent to route where the sun was already hitting. What followed was sublime day out on perfect rock, all the more sweet as it was so unexpected in the middle of the ski season and having barely touched rock for months. I’d been wanting to climb this monolith for 15 years. Thanks to John McCune for a great day.
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Aiguille du Genepi – SE Arrete
Sunkissed immaculate orange & gold granite, ski in, ski out, climb in t shirts, views to the north wall of the Argentiere basin. 6 pitches to wet the appetite. Check out Cedric’s awesome photos @ http://cedricbernardini.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/watching-birds-and-other-planes/
Aiguille d’Argentiere
Aiguille Pourri and Aiguille Gliere
Col Passon
The plan was to go ski something steep. Pro skiers Dave Rosenbarger (Ordinary Skier), Giulia Monego and the real Rock n Roller, Cedric Bernardini made up the team. Cooler temps ruled out the sunny side and new cold snow was unlikely to stick to the cold North side. At Lognan we decided to abandon the idea of going steep and blasted down the corduroy of Pierre et Ric to dump excess kit at the car. Heading up Col Passon we passed about 40 people and enjoyed a descent down the Col Passon where the low angled skiing enabled us to avoid hitting the underlying crud through the dusting. Thanks Guys for a nice day!
Ross Hewitt Guiding 