After taking the two-stage cable car to the top of the Brévent, Jeremy and I were just left with a downward hike to reach our route, La somone, the perfect active-rest day route. High clouds loomed over all we could see, but still left decent views. Approaching our route we flushed another chamois who traversed [...]
Archive for September 7th, 2011
La Somone
Posted in climbing, tagged Brévent, Chamonix, La somone, rock climbing on September 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Aiguille de l’M
Posted in climbing, tagged Aiguille de l'M, Chamonix, rock climbing on September 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I was amazed when Jeremy and I scored the first spots in line for the Aiguille de Midi tram. Unlike most passengers, we got off at the mid-station and started our hike north towards the “M”, so named because that letter well describes how it looks from Chamonix. We were quickly schooled by an older [...]
