Comments on: North Face of la Tour Ronde (3792m) and le Petit Gervasutti, Chamonix, (15th April, 2010)

By: Riis

Riis — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:28:02 +0000

Couturier looked a bit icy in the middle where it gets narrow. Hoping that it snows some more before the we. There was at least one person skiing down it on sat – didn`t see how they tackeld the ice though.

Col de la Verte was great! The steep section on top is more sustained, though a lot wider. We had an interesting time getting the skiis on – there was a thin layer (15 cm or so) of snow on blue ice, so no luxury ledges to be fashioned.

By: paulholding

paulholding — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:58:48 +0000

How was the Col de l’Aiguille Verte compared to the Jager out of interest?

By: paulholding

paulholding — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:54:01 +0000

Good work on the Col de l’Aiguille Verte! That is a very nice line. Got to have a little epic every now and then or so it seems. Hope to be gone in the next couple of days. Looks like the skies might be opening but will give you a shout otherwise. How did the Couturier look?

By: Riis

Riis — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:00:14 +0000

Nice little epic!

And I trust you taking advantage of the grounded planes to do some more?

Jean and I had a good day on the col de la verte on saturday. We didn`t quite top out at the col because it got icy, but the rest was good… steep, but good.

If you`re around next weekend give us a shout – we`re hoping to have a bash at the Couturier.

Riis