OK – another quick update on the latest conditions out here. The weather has calmed down a little bit, but it’s still been pretty unsettled this week – though the forecast now looks good for the next few days.
The general situation is still very snowy for this time of year across the alps - ie favourable for classic alpine ice and mixed climbing (eg Tour Ronde N Face, Tacul Triangle etc all seeing plenty of traffic). On the bigger 4000m peaks, ridge lines are still snowy, but starting to settle down and come into good condition too – eg Frontier Ridge on Mont Maudit is seeing ascents.
We’re off to the look at some Bernese Oberland 4000m Peaks, in particular the Aletschhorn and then on to the Dent Blanche over the next few days, so more info from Switzerland soon.
Funnily enough, we had the Dent du Geant to ourselves this week…
Looking down the W Face after clearing ice off the fixed ropes.
Rochefort + Jorrasses from the summit of the Geant this Friday.
Teams setting out on the Rochefort Arete.
