- Mark on the approach to Poeme a Lou, complete with handy fixed rope!
- Debs getting us going on the first pitch in blistering heat
- Mark sends the the “slab” pitch – a sustained technical wall on poor, tenuous holds
- With a massive grin Debs follows the slab pitch and relishes the exposure
- On the first pitch of the brilliant Lepidopteres with the crest of the Papillons Ridge above. Photo credit: Mark Reid
- Lost in a sea of granite – the formidable Peigne Slabs on the left
- After the first pitch the route follows a continuous crack in the slabs for another two superb rope lengths
- One happy climber!
- Mark in his element, levitating up pitch three
- The tricky bit – mislead by the route description I headed up and left only to have to retreat back into the corner and continue direct. Photo credit: Mark Reid
- The morning after the night before – not a bad view to wake up to! Photo credit: Mark Reid
- The approach to the Red Pillar routes heads up the rock-filled depression then cuts up right to access the ledges. Photo credit: Mark Reid
- The team ahead of us, halfway up the “scramble” to the ledges. Photo credit: Mark Reid
- A serious place – the Red Pillar and West Face of the Aiguille de Blatiere (left) round to the Aiguille du Plan and North Face of the Aiguille des Pelerins. Photo credit: Mark Reid
- Morning light in the Chamonix Aiguilles. Photo credit: Mark Reid
- Great climbing on the first pitch of L’an d’Emile
- Nothing too tricky but some “adequate” bolt spacing made this pitch quite exciting…. Photo credit: Mark Reid
- The key to unlocking the crux sequence was to found at the third belay. Photo credit: Mark Reid
- Wild moves on the steep third pitch – Mark doing the business
- Beautiful light to enjoy on the retreat
- Beating a hasty retreat, currently unsure of the damage to Mark’s knee
- Symmetry – The Charmoz and Grepon are projected on to clouds between the L’M and Blatiere. Photo credit: Mark Reid
- Climbers – experts in fashion and colour co-ordination
- The Ecoles des Echelles area of the Montenvers Slabs
- Debs cruising the first pitch of Aspirant Sunrise
- A moody Mer de Glace
- The Aiguille de L’Index emerges briefly from the clouds – spooky!
- The Aiguille du Grepon (Left), Nantillons Glacier and Aiguille de Blatiere framed by the constantly shifting clouds
- An alternative to the wet first pitch of Manhattan, still bloody freezing though
- A bit higher up and the sun makes a welcome appearance – Debs on pitch two
- Just past the exciting crux section of Manhattan
- The brilliant fourth pitch heads up through the bulges and mini roofs above Debs
- No set of photos from Chamonix is complete without one of the stunning Aiguille Verte and Aiguille du Dru – maybe next year!