Weissmeiss North Ridge from the Lagginhorn
Weissmeis North Ridge from the Lagginhorn, Saas Grund, Switzerland It was the sunrise that I hadn’t expected – often the best kind. Out to the east there was a bank of clouds shifting and growing as the still night air began to warm. I always carry a big...
Scarpa Phantom 6000 (p)review
This is a review of a pair of pre-production samples of next seasons Scarpa Phantom 6000 mountaineering boot. I’ll say straight up that I don’t know much about boots except than how to use them. Secondly I work with Scarpa (France) as an...
Bishorn – Ski Tour
When all the lifts are closed and it has just snowed 50cm yet rained to 3000m and had gale force winds above, options become a bit limited for mountaineering or skiing! As I’m working on a photography book of the finest routes on each of the 4000s, it seemed an...
Aiguille de l’Amône – NE Face
A technical steep ski traverse from Argentiere to La Fouly with Tom Grant and Ross Hewitt… Mont Dolent (left) and the NE Face of the Aiguille de l’Amône (right – descent marked) from near Grand Lui. Having been working away editing photos through 3...
E Couloir – Pointe des Vignettes
Perfect clear calm weather for a quick day hit to ski an interesting couloir in Switzerland yesterday! Jesper and Mikko skinning up from Arolla The week before I was working on the Haute Route skinning up to the Bertol hut and spotted a couloir below the Vignettes hut...Supported by
