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Overview
Overview
Stage 3 of my Everest preparations took me out to the Alps with Adventure Base again, this time to do a week of 1:2:1 ice climbing with the legend that is Miha Habjan guiding. Needless to say, this was another awesome trip and thanks to Miha's guidance, ice climbing has to be one of my favourite things to do now.
Photos
Photos
Returning from an initial day ice climbing in Chamonix, learning how to move across the wall just with my crampons (i.e. without ice axes)
Day 2 - ice climbing in Cogne - this first short pitch is actually pretty vertical
Learning some further skills - this was the start of learning how to make a V-thread Abalakov Anchor
The latter pitches of the day 2 route
Coming over the initial pitch on day 3, still in Cogne. This section had turned to snow, very easy to climb on
An interesting overhang to test me a little more...
Nothing like a precarious photo
The final day 300m multi-pitch climb through this gully - really enjoyed this climb
Just coming over the top
Back in Chalet Pele in Chamonix, treated to dinner and with no other guests in the chalet that night, two bottles of wine to myself...
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