Sport – Misty Mountain Hop

An exposed spanking in the Gorges du Verdon

29 Oct

Andy on the final section of the superbly named Fini au Pipi

A very recent addition to the Misty Mountain Hop family meant an objectively hazardous alpine climbing trip wasn’t on the cards this year. Instead, some chilled bolt-clipping was in order – and that is exactly what we didn’t get in...
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A Tale of Two Halves – Chamonix 2015 Trip Report

12 Sep

“At lizt twenty-foer heurs” the clerk informed me at the lost baggage desk. Merde! Stunning weather and no climbing gear for our first day in Chamonix then! Combined with a flooded apartment and our transposal to a bedsit, this was not a...
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Sun, snow and summits – Chamonix trip report

22 Sep

Watching the weather during the months leading up to our trip to the Mont Blanc massif, one could be forgiven for despairing – continued reports of cold, wet, stormy weather didn’t inspire confidence that we would achieve much. Accounts from...
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