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Its Started – Winter 14/15 Kicks off at Verbier

16th Nov 2014by rosshewittguidingLeave a comment

Baffin Island Film Teaser

7th Oct 2014by rosshewittguidingLeave a comment

In April 2014, Marcus Waring, Michelle Blaydon, Tom Grant and myself travelled to the North East Fiords of Baffin Island which are situated between mainland Canada and Greenland. There we spent 30 days unsupported in the fiords, travelling 240 km using kites and skins and skiing 26 couloirs along the way. Many of the lines were first know descents.

Here is a teaser for our forthcoming film:

Grands Perron – Ballade des Gens Heureux or Shiny Happy People

19th Sep 2014by rosshewittguidingLeave a comment

Our last trip out was to the Grand Perron and the classic Shiny Happy People. Its a great time of year to head up there picking myrtille berries along the way and admiring the views of the Chardonnet and La Verte. The 7 pitch route is bolted throughout (spaced on easy ground) and generally slabby on sound rock and little vegetation. The exception is the 6a+ 4th pitch which goes diagonally through some steeper ground so be prepared to start pulling! The summit holds a commanding position to hang out over the dam and its turquoise waters.

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

Greg Roche Dave Searle and Mikko Heimonen on Aiguille Verte

Dave Searle and Mikko Heimonen en route to Couturier

Me in the box

Michelle Blaydon after the Domenech Couloir

Michelle Blaydon

Mikko Heimonen

Mikko Heimonen, Kirsti Lehtimaki and Michelle BlaydonRoss Hewitt

Tom Grant Michelle Blaydon

Dave Rosenbarger

Spines in the Dolomites

RH in Holzer

Michelle Blaydon

Kirsti Lehtimaki

Minna Rihiimaki Waiting at the Midi

Courmayeur to myself

Liz Daley

Davide de Masi

Liz Daley

Davide de Masi

The powder panda attracting looks from the locals

Michelle Blaydon

Jeremy Bogen

Davide de Masi

Liz Daley

Davide de Masi

Jeremy Bogen

Davide de Masi

Michelle Blaydon before skiing

Dave Searle

Dave Searle, Bjarne Salen and John.

Bjarne Salen

Ross Hewitt – Couturier

Michelle Blaydon

Seth Morrison

Seth Morrison and Nate Wallace

RH

RH on Aiguille Verte

Minna Rihiimaki

RH, Whymper

Luca Pandolfi

RH in Whymper Dave Searle and Mikko Heimonen in Couturier Dave Searle in Couturier

Chute Central

10th Mar 2014by rosshewittguiding1 Comment

This week I headed back to the Miage area to ski some more of those massive 1000 m couloir lines with Michelle Blaydon, Kirsti Lehtimaki and Mikko Heimonen who had just landed in Chamonix. The powder has all been blown away leaving hard edge-able wind buff which made the boot pack a joy. First up was the line lookers left of the Bonatti which is reminiscent of a Domilimiti line with huge walls souring high above our heads. This line is overlooked since it doesn’t top out on the ridge but with 850 m vertical of skiing I don’t care. Probably the best couloir I have skied in the Mont Blanc Massif with a few hundred metres of 50 degrees at the top and an exciting ramp above some mixed ground. Second up was the 1200 m Domenech Couloir on the Aiguille de l’Aigle which we onsighted from the top. We arrived back at Zerotta in the Courmayeur ski area early afternoon and enjoyed relaxing in the sun and eating pizza and having a beer!