New Year

New Year

Happy New Year! – New Year 2008/9 was spent mostly with flu in Rome – but back in Scotland in looks unsettled weather for a few days – however this means thaw/freeze cycles which will consolidate the snow pack and make mountaineering routes interesting climbs. Andrew’s up in the Cairngorms at the moment, so we […]

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Alp D’Huez

New Year trip to Alp D’Huez for skiing and Climbing – poor conditions in 2006 led to a big dump of snow?on New Year’s Day – fantastic skiing followed. Climbing conditions a bit thin, but we cobbled together an two-pitch Scottish grade III right under Lievre Blanc lift. There’s an ice climbing festival in the […]

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