Today, we are going to cross the north ridge of the Tournette with a dad and his 10-year-old son. The weather forecast is good and we meet at the Col de l’Aulp at 8:00 am. We check the equipment: harness, helmet, quickdraws and rope; everything is there. All we have
It is with a team of three young athletes that I head to the Monte Rosa massif to attempt the ascent of their first 4000 meters. The Monte Rosa massif extends between Italy and Switzerland, its altitude is high and it concentrates an impressive series of peaks above 4000 m
Today I have an appointment with a family for an introduction to rock climbing near Annecy. We meet at the Angon waterfall car park above Talloires where everyone collects their equipment: shoes, harness, helmet and ropes. I chose the Angon cliff because it is particularly suitable for children. Indeed, the
For this 3-day raid, we planned a small ski touring loop in the Cerces massif which is located not far from Briançon. The weather forecast is not the best in the world but it is well motivated that we go up the Clarée valley towards Névache. To save time we
This year, Corsica received quite a fair amount of snow in February, unlike the Alps. I am joining Patrick for our third ski touring trip to Corsica. D1: This first day of ski touring in Corsica, we set our sights on Pointe de Cricche but a cloud barrier from
End of May, it's time to start climbing again! Heading south with Camille to visit the beautiful climbing routes of the famous Calanques of Marseille. On the program, five days of climbing and five routes of an accessible level for a return. For this first day, we choose the "Traversée
In this snowy month of May, Philippe and I have chosen to go skiing a flagship summit of the Maurienne: the Albaron and its 3637m. And since Philippe is well trained, it will be a day trip (a small 2000m D+ all the same). So here we are, early in
Today we are leaving with 4 motivated young people for a discovery ski tour above the village of Méribel. Once the ski touring equipment has been collected from a rental company in Méribel, we head to the foot of the Raffort woods. The weather is fine and a nice layer
Here we go for a little ski touring trip in Queyras with a team of strong, well-honed skiers. Philippe has booked us a very comfortable hotel in Molines in Queyras, we're going to be on top form! For the first day, we're heading to Fongillarde. We tackle the first slopes
A little 3-day getaway with Lucy, Nicola and Kate. A program with moderate differences in altitude and nice refuges. We plan to reach the Dent Parachée refuge via the Glacier de Gébroulaz then the Brêche de la Croix de la rue, but this morning, in Les Menuires, it is snowing