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Mont Blanc ALERT - Gouter route Closed

Posted by Rob Wills on Thursday, August 25, 2011, In : Chamonix 2011 Summer Updates

Just to let you know there has been a large scale rockfall below the Gouter Hut on Wednesday and as a result the 'Gouter' Route to Mont Blanc is closed for the near future.

Take care and stay safe.

Rob
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Chamonix Update 5th August - Changeable Conditions

Posted by Rob on Thursday, August 5, 2010, In : Chamonix Conditions Summer 2010

Greetings and salutations fellow humans.

Yes I know it’s been a few days since I last reported in, so I have a lot of catching up to do. Here goes.

Conditions are changing quite quickly out here. We seem to be having a day of good weather then a day of bad, with snow down to 2500 this week and the freezing level is around 3500 to 3900. Valley temps have been averaging 25 c but colder on some days.

Looking out of the apartment window I can see the Midi and the summit of the Blanc. Wha...

Cham Thursday 22nd July - via ferrata and Alpine update

Posted by Rob on Thursday, July 22, 2010, In : Chamonix Conditions Summer 2010

Greetings and salutations.

This week I have mostly been doing other things………

Via ferrata Le Mont

So Sunday we went round to Samoens, well Sixt Fer A Cheval, about 2 hrs drive from Cham, to do Via Ferrata Le Mont. I’ve done it before a while ago, but just needed to get a new view of it. It’s 800 metres long, can take up to 3 to 4 hrs to do, especially if you get caught up behind folks. It takes about 20 mins to walk up to it, has a small café at the bottom and, close by ...