Monday 17 May 2010

Pierre a Voix

16th May

No post for a while! Have been getting down to a bit of work this month. According to Plum's 'wet/grey' calendar, it has rained every day for 16 days. I have seen the high mountains once or twice in this time. There is certainly a lot of snow dumping down high up. Have heard a few mates getting out on ski's and enjoying the poor vis powder!

Anyway, today we took a ride down the valley, found some dry rock and sun at the Pierre a Voix, just above Sallanches (20 mins from Chamonix).

An amazing little crag, a standalone monolith of rock in the trees. Grades are from 4's through to 7's with the North face being about 15m and the steep south face about 35m+.

Going for the clip

We did about 5 routes each ranging from about 5b-6a+ first real day out climbing so good to get the levers working again.

Weather has come good for now, but still a lot of snow high, so we are going to go play in the mountains these next few days.

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