fredag 23 maj 2014

Mallory The crown skiroute

Mallory is the most talkabout skiline in Chamonix its has become a nice freeride line in good condition. We skied the line in 50min thats what i call qualityskiing.


Just before they splitt Mallory to right and Eugster to left.

Mikko on the upper field.




On pain rideu

After the mandatory rappel.





söndag 18 maj 2014

Y Couloir Aiguille Verte


Every time when we skied Mer de Glace we stop and had a look at the Y couloir on Verte: Mikko and i was talking to Brendan he and Ben Briggs was interested to ski it. After checking conditions Me, Ben Briggs and Mikko was heading to Couvercle hut to climb Couloirwhymper and ski the Y couloir.
Climbing the summit ridge. It took us 4h to climb whymper from Couvercle hut.

Jesper And Ben on the top. First time we ever skied together but not the last.

Mikko at the top 4122m

In the couloir waiting for the sun to hit.


First turn are always most interesting. You have to start skiing when the snow is hard so you not are to late lower in the couloir. It was steep in the start maybe 50-55 We did one 60m rappel to get true a rock part. after that Mikko and i used rope for another smal rappel. Ben did dryskiing :)

There is an icegully in the middle of the couloir that you have to pass several times to find snow to ski on. You cant ski in the middle of couloir that why it is so complex to ski.

Ben

Mikko
We meet Ben tibbets with friend in the couloir they was climbing the same route that we skiing down. He said that only people from Uk and scandinavia are so stupid that they ski here :)



Jesper in the lower part.

Ben had an idea about rappel to Nayia a couloir lookers left of Y couloir to get more skiing. When we skied Nayia it was several avalanches  coming down on the side and everywhere. We did 90m rappel to Naia after that we could ski more before the last rappel on 60m.

Happy after have skied this line it took us 3.5h to ski it.

3h walking and running to catch the last train down to chamonix and pizzeria paradisio.



Big and complex line

fredag 16 maj 2014

Mont blanc du Tacul South couloir via Triangel du tacul

Mikko and i went to cosmiqhut with the idea of trying Couloir S on MB tacul. It was not safe to skinn up North face so we decide to climb the Contamine-Grisolle on Triangel then traverse to the top of Tacul.
On the Contamine-Grisolle



Summit.

The first turns on this face. Amazing place over here and wild.


We skied down wrong couloir and have to rappel back.


Rappel down the exit couloir.


In the exit couloir.

The face.

The route we was climbing.


lördag 10 maj 2014

Couloir du Diable Mont Blanc du Tacul

Another night and 60euro later in the cosmiqhut we went for the Diable couloir.
Climbing up the isgully


Intense Morning light


Not so bad morning



Mikko on the rappel back

Dryskiing on Valle Blanche



tisdag 6 maj 2014

Couloir Whymper Aiguille Verte.

The plan Was to climb and ski the Whymper couloir together with my friend David. He feeling not so great at the start of the couloir so i decided to head up by my self and ski it.

On the summit first time for me on Aiguille verte.