Chobutse – attempt on the North East Face
For my first experience in Nepal and for Kyriakos - my climbing partner's first time in the Himalaya, the time spent among local people in such a remote mountain village was quite an interesting experience. [...]
Walker Spur, North Face of Grandes Jorasses
[EN/RO]Walker Spur (ED1, 6a, IV, 90°, 1200m). The hunt for a new classic and famous climb (Alps' Classic & Famous) started off surprisingly well. Is there an alpinist not wishing to climb the Walker [...]
Frendo Spur, Aiguille du Midi
[EN/RO] Frendo Spur (D+, III, 5c, 80°, 1200m) is a classic climb straight above Chamonix, a rocky buttress that stands out to the left of Aiguille du Midi. It is a real alpine climb, [...]
The place to be! [3]
[EN/RO below]On our last climb attempt in the Torre Valley we noticed huge crevasses opened, snow bridges collapsed, some ice lines disappeared and no more rime snow on the granite faces. Another lesson learned: the [...]
Window of opportunities? [2]
[EN/RO below] Sustained ice chimney on Exocet | Aguja Standhardt We had plenty of things to do in the small village of El Chalten so we didn't get bored waiting for good weather conditions. Short [...]
Patagonia: an alpine trip down South [1]
[EN/RO below] I don't find it hard to explain why I chose to travel to the “end of the world” to climb mountains. In the climbing world there are a few hot spots that attract alpinists [...]