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Winter Mountain Leader (WML) Winter 2006  

A weeks training in snow skills with Glenmore Lodge, 5 snowy days and 1 night out on the Cairngorms. We bagged Sgor Gaoith & Meall a’Bhuachaille too.

Helvellyn  

Helevellyn in Good Snow, from two different steep winter routes  

Val d’Aosta Alta Via 2 – Italy 2005  

We took a plane to Milan, then to Val d’Aosta by train; DAY1: Rifugio Dondena (2200m); from Champorcher (1500m) DAY2: To Lillaz (1617m) via col Finestra di Champorcher (2828m) DAY3: To Rifugio Sella (2584m) via Cogne (1550m) DAY4: Climbed the Punta Rossa (3630m) from Rif. Sella and back. DAY5: To Eaux Rousses (1666m) from Rifugio Sella, via Col Lauson (3296m) DAY6:  To Bruil (1723) via Col » read more »

Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route 2005  

We set of doing the Glacier Haute Route as a group of 4; DAY1: to Refuge Albert Premier via flights to Geneva. DAY2: Tete Blanche (3500) via Glacier du Tour, and a steep 27m overhanging ice abseil on to the Glacier du Trient. Finally to Cabane du Trient DAY3:  To Cabane de Saleina via Trient Glacier, Fenetre du Tour and Glacier » read more »

Austria – Wilden Kaiser, May 2005  

Holiday in the Wilden Kaiser Austrian Alps starting from Going am Wilden Kaiser. to Gaudeamus Hutte Day out on Steep Snow, Pretty flowers and a big Waterfall Ascent of Hinter Goinger Halt (2200m) and kletterstige with ice! Up to the pass by Fritz-Pflaum-Hütte (1865 m) and on to Stripsenjochhaus (1577 m) from Stripsenjocken Huette back to civalization » read more »


Author: Phil Newby