June 2005

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Everest Prep Course in the Mont Blanc Range, 21-25 June 2005

Carrie Gibson Photo #1: We had a great week of alpine skills and climbs and great weather as well. Starting on the Mer de Glace glacier to get foundational skills with crampons and ice axes. Here Carrie practices piolet traction and German technique (front pointing). Carrie and her friend Keith are preparing to climb Mt. […]

Arete des Cosmiques, 10 June 2005

Warren Cook Photo #1: Warren is my father-in-law and he is really getting into climbing and hiking. The past spring he put together a Haute Route trip with his friends and colleagues at Sugarloaf Ski Area in Maine that I guided with my wife Nina. On this day, he was in the area on business […]

Rock Climbing around Chamonix, 1-7 June 2005

Ben Stoddard Photo #1: Ben came to rock climb and we did a fair amount high and low, despite a few days of iffy weather. Here we climbed the Aiguille de la Charlanon by the right butress, Eperon SSE de Doite. It was a great 8 pitch warm up climb that goes at 5.7. Photo […]