The following is a rolling list of the routes & itineraries etc that I’ve skied or climbed as a guide and personally throughout the 17/18 winter and spring season:
November
Mountaineering on the Antarctic Peninsula including Jabet Peak & Spigot Peak
December
Courmayeur Off Piste including Youla and Plan de Gabba
Bellevue Couloirs, Grand Bois to chez moi
Mont Joly NW ridge from summit
Croise Baulet and descent to Gietaz
January
Monday Money WI4 Cogne
Aonach Mor & Aonach Beag ski tour plus a descent of the West Face of Aonach Mor via Bold Rush (Scotland)
Beinn Teallach & Beinn a’ Chaorainn ski tour
Envers du Plan and Petit Envers variations on the Vallee Blanche – currently in good condition to Chamonix (12 Jan)
Catogne Bowls, le Tour Off Piste
Crochue Berard Ski Tour
Vormaine Couloirs and le Tour off piste
Off piste & touring to le Planet and the Prarion (les Houches)
Combe Vierge and Vallée Blanche to Chamonix
Aiguillette des Houches (descent via la Vogealle)
Aiguille Varan, Haut Giffre via the Vellard Combe – spring snow (28/1/18)
Col de Crochue & Col des Dards, Aiguilles Rouges
Montagne de Sulens, Aravis
February
Col d’Entreves and Combe Noire
Gros Rognon & Classique Vallée Blanche
off piste Megeve/Giettaz
Tete de la Combaz
Glacier de Toule and descent via Combe Noire
Grands Montets off piste
Col de Belvedere, Aiguilles Rouges
5 day’s ski touring, hut to hut, in a secret location in the Cerces region of the Haute Alpes.
March
Rognon Vallée Blanche
”Vraie” Vallée Blanche – accessed via petit Envers
Cappello del Vescova & Canale di Dolonne, Courmayeur
ski tour & Combe Noire
Combe Vierge
Canale classico e Spalla variant & the Gabba trees
Couloir Espagnole & vrs Youla/Gabba
Mont Arp Vielle – Grisons
Mont Joly,Communailles etc St Gervais/Megeve off piste
Another 5 days ski touring in the Cerces including the Echaillon, Crete de Baude, Queyrellin & Moutouze.
Vallee Blanche high level ski tour
Patrouille des Glaciers training on the Crochure Berard ski tour
Combe Vierge
Col Fetita, Val d’Aoste
April
8 day ski tour around the Col de Lauteret/Cerces region of France:
Vallon de Combey & Col de Laurichaud, Crete du Chardonnet
Crete de la Casse Blanche
Tour du pain de Sucre
La Recare
Pic du lac Blanc, (a diversion into Nevache to fix skis!)
L’Echaillon & La Gardiole
Le Grand Area and a good old bush whack into civilisation.
5 day ski tour around the Maurienne/Tarentaise – some poor weather and difficult avalanche conditions:
Col Ouille Noire
Glacier du Montet and Plan Sec to Bonneval sur Arc
Averole ski tour
big day crossing to Prariond via Pont d’Ouiletta and Le Pays Desert then col Pers
Col de la Galise and out via the Plates de Vallonnet
7 days on the British Mountain Guide’s Ski Assessment. Off Piste Grands Montets
Col de Crochue and Col des Dards
4 day ski tour around Tre la Tete including:
Dome de Neige (Aig des Glaciers) SW Ridge/glacier
Pointe des Conscrits & Aiguille des Berangere
Pain de Sucre de Mont Tondu and descent via lacs des Jovet
Col de Passon, Fenetre du Tour and Col de Chardonnet day tour.
and that’s it! Due to two cancellations we’ve finished 3 weeks early.
we’re off to rock climb now in Wales, Corsica and Sardinia!
