I’ve been using this for: Two Months Where?: Ski touring in the Alps Official website: http://www.quiverkiller.com/ Quiver killers are binding inserts, meaning you can swap one pair of bindings from ski to ski without re-drilling or damaging the skis. The skis have...
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Chamonix – Zermatt Haute route ski tour
In Chamonix many of the roads and streets are named after famous mountaineers and guides. I live on avenue Ravenel La Rouge a Chamonix guide who made many first ascents in the Mont Blanc region including the classic high level route from Chamonix to Zermatt. This...
read moreSki Touring in the Italian Dolomites
I first visited the Italian Dolomites with my friend Ed in 2003. We were on a typical rock climbing trip - living cheaply, camping out and hitching lifts to the mountains. Ever since that trip I've wanted to go back, the climbing and mountains are spectacular. Over...
read moreCol du Passon & Vormaine Couloirs – Chamonix off Piste
Blue skies and more fresh tracks in powder above Chamonix, yawn... Took the new SkiTrab Volare's out for the first time today. I hadn't quite sorted out a proper set of skins for them but the temptation to use them was far too strong. My old skins were fine for a...
read moreA day of two halves – ENSA Couloir
We had some fresh snow overnight here in Chamonix, so today we had the usual dilemma of where to ski. Trying to avoid the crowds, get some fresh tracks and hopefully ski some steeper terrain were our criteria for the day. In the end we decided on a Brevant morning,...
read moreWhen it’s snowing – ski the trees
Fresh snow overnight here in Chamonix. Queued for the Brevant lift, deserted run back down to Chamonix, then four laps off the Midi lift from the Plan d'Aiguille. 5000m of descent on light powder snow. Such, good, fun. I learnt a new phrase as well - "White Roomed"...
read moreBMG Avalanche Course in Aussois
Back home in Chamonix after a week away on guides courses. After the Off Piste Course we drove through the tunnel to Aussois in the Vanoise Nationa Park. Here we met up once again with Alain Duclos who's a definite expert in the avalanche field and who has run courses...
read moreBMC Winter Meet – Part One
Bit windy out! Monday 27th Jan 2014 Today was the first day of climbing on the BMC International winter meet, and I had the pleasure of being partnered with Ladislav from the Czech Republic. He had been to Scotland before but only in summer. A regular climber and also...
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