Had a great day out yesterday with Mattias and Johanna, climbing the Perroux gully on the Triangle du tacul. We had some ice and snow on the rock and it made the climbing delicate and fun. It was hard to finish the route completely in these conditions but the four pitches we did was good fun for a day.
Mattias Erlandsson and Johanna Stålnacke climbing on the Peroux Gully. Photo: J.Halvardsson
After 3 months of crowds in Chamonix it starts to feel quiet again. Me and Swedish friend Linus Kulstad went up to camp on the glaciers below Grand Capucin with the ambition to climb, camp and hang out up there. Pitching our tent in the morning was easy. Endless square metres of flat glacier to pick from. With no track to the tower we did put it in and started to climb some dihedrals for 4 pitches. Traversing over into the Swiss route without hope of summiting. It was cold, we were a little bit late and did’nt whant to do the rapells in the dark since none of us had been here before. The weather was great but cold with a thin cloud covering the sun… after 5 pitches on the swiss route we decided to get back to camp… A great trip!
Linus climbing the 2nd pitch. Photo: J.Halvardsson
Linus trying to keep warm in the dihedrals of the Swiss route. Photo: J.Halvardsson
Great campsite with Mont Blanc in the background. Photo: J.Halvardsson
In the middle of a Mont Blanc week together with Wolfie at Mountain Spirit Guides. A while since i posted but I’ve been busy rehabing my runners knee, sportclimbing and also had a little trip to Val di Mello for some bouldering with Petra. Hope everyone is having a good summer out there and be safe…
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