Madness Tres Mince (III,5 500m) North Face Pre de Bar
Ski descent from Madness Tres Mince in the Argentiere Basin, Chamonix
Left hand arrow shows Madness and the right one shows the Charlet Ghillinini. The first few pitches of both routes are shared with each other.
Opening 'Calf-Pumper' classic alpine face terrain pitches of Madness (and Charlet Ghillini)
North Face Pre de Bar, Argentiere Basin, Chamonix
Good ice heading left in to Madness Tres Mince
The Ice Pillar high on the right is the steep cascade style section of the Charlet Ghillini, Argentiere Basin, Chamonix
Doug enjoying superb quality ice on Madness Tres Mince (not very 'mince' here!)
Argentiere Basin, Chamonix
Getting a bit more Mince now! The Goulotte narrows and steepens...and the ice thins
Madness Tres Mince, Pre de Bar, Chamonix
Classic In-Situ Alpine Anchor on Madness & Chaotic!
Demonstrating the vallue of taking lots of abseil cord and a good knife on alpine routes!
