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Gietroz, sector Pylon

October 19, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

The somewhat utilitarian name belies an excellent little crag. Gietroz is the easterly extension of Barberine and has a bunch of sectors scattered over the hillside. Pylon is just over […]

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Lady in Black, Point Gaspard, Aiguilles Rouges

October 18, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

After a week of valley cragging it was time for another adventure further up in the Big Hills, so it was great to be able to call on The Rucksack […]

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Coupeau

October 17, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

On Neil’s recommendation we made a trip to Coupeau, a hidden gem of Chamonix Valley cragging – always handy to have a bit of local knowledge! It’s not a huge […]

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Vallorcine

October 16, 2018by Dominic 1 Comment

Almost 6 weeks in to Helen’s recovery and it’s time for some tentative steps back into multi-pitch adventuring – we’d been saving the friendly granite slabs at Vallorcine for the […]

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Le Clis, Vallee d’Arve

October 15, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

We’d exhausted most of the major Chamonix Valley cragging options, and needed a break from granite slabs, so headed back down the Arve to seek out Le Clis. This is […]

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Roc Dément and Les Bossons boulders – rest day recce

October 14, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

A bit of a look back through the blog suggests I have climbed on each of the last 14 days – not necessarily caning it, but put boot to rock. […]

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Le Chapeau

October 13, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

This one isn’t featured in the Rockfax, but gets rave reviews in the local guide: “Site majeur de l’escalade dans la valee de Chamonix”. Unfortunately, my hastily snapped shots of […]

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