Whilst most folk have long since packed their skis away for the season and turned thoughts to sunny rock climbing, the high mountains of the Alps continue to provide some superb quality ski mountaineering and some great powder turns. At C.4000m on the north side of the Dufourspitze we encountered around 40cms of pristine fresh powder snow and whilst we did not make it to the summit we had so... more>
Sam, Richard and I completed the traverse of the 2nd highest peak in the Alps, the Dufoursptize, in good time (9 hours) from the Monte Rosa Hut.
Starting very early from the hut means an hour or so of rough, rocky ground must be endured to reach the glacier. The lower section of this was dry and complicated and friend and colleague, Dale, a large American Guide, ending up pulling 2 dif... more>
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