Wednesday, 02 July, 2008
Mixed opinions on CDA super lift pass
I’m hoping that this CSF card will make it cheaper for my girlfriend to ski. She is happy to have non-skiing days during our holidays together, especially if the weather is very bad, and doesn’t like having an 8-day pass if she only skis for five days during that holiday. Although the daily rate is more expensive than buying a week+ lift pass it might make it cheaper for her if she is planning to have two or three non-skiing days during the holiday. We also occasionally visit Tignes or Courchevel from our base in Les Arcs, so the roaming aspect of this new lift pass will be useful for that.
Wednesday, 02 July, 2008
Mixed opinions on CDA super lift pass
slightly off topic, but does anyone know if the Gde Motte Cable Car is fixed? I’m off to Tignes on Sat 5 July for a spot of summer boarding. It would rain on my parade somewhat if it’s closed
Friday, 27 June, 2008
Avalanche in the Hautes-Pyrenees
Thanks for the information. A very experienced mountaineer by all accounts. I found this reference to her in the Amercian Alpine Club journal for 1977
very sad.
Friday, 27 June, 2008
Avalanche in the Hautes-Pyrenees
Her name was Ursula Willius
She was 64 years old
Rest in peace
Monday, 23 June, 2008
First death of the summer season on Mont Blanc
The bodies of the two missing climbers have been recovered at 3100m on the east side of the Rateau. It seems likely they fell 500m from the ridge during the descent, provoking an avalanche which covered their bodies.
Monday, 23 June, 2008
Adventure skier Jean-Noël Urban dies on Gasherbrum
My friends at Dynafit France have been very enthusiastic about Jean-Noël and Nicolas Brun’s expeditions whenever I’ve stopped by and they will be devastated by this news, as will his family and friends.
Sunday, 22 June, 2008
Adventure skier Jean-Noël Urban dies on Gasherbrum
Another sad event .... it’s turning out to be a grim Summer.
Saturday, 21 June, 2008
First death of the summer season on Mont Blanc
No trace has been found of the missing climbers after a week of extensive searching and the operation has been scaled down.
A 28 year old British climber died on the Pic Coolidge in the Ecrins yesterday.
Thursday, 19 June, 2008
First death of the summer season on Mont Blanc
There was 50cm of snow overnight at the refuge with low cloud. Visibility was very limited. Towards the end of the morning the slopes on the north face of the Goûter began to purge. No-one moved from the refuge.
Around 1pm groups who had come from the Nid d’Aigle (tramway de St Gervais) started to arrive and head up to the Refuge du Goûter. They obviously had made a different risk assessment. We saw a group of guides with their clients. 1 guide for two clients as is the rule on Mont Blanc. They climbed the arête Payot. Seeing this a number of other groups decided to follow.
At about 4pm they were blocked below the summit and decided to climb down. Shortly afterwards a guide with his two clients slipped and fell. In the first instance the other guides came to the aid of the group. They were followed by a doctor and members of the Chamonix rescue services. The visibility was very poor by this stage. Impossible to comment on the cause of the accident.
Wednesday, 18 June, 2008
First death of the summer season on Mont Blanc
In the Ecrins there is still no news of a pair of climbers, missing since Saturday. The party were attempting the 3800 meter Rateau having left the refuge de la Selle at 3am. The poor weather has hindered the search operation but footprints have been spotted on the summit ridge.
30cm of fresh snow has fallen in the sector since the men disappeared.
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