Mountain Lifestyle

The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Climbing at Les Traverses et la Vignette

    Climbing at Les Traverses et la Vignette

    Stormy wet weather up in the mountains meant that we descended the valley a little today to climb some single pitch routes downhill from our house. It was nice to get a new view and be able to climb in the sunshine without getting toasted. A contrast to a few days ago, where the rock… Read more

  • ‘Rest Day’ Climbing

    ‘Rest Day’ Climbing

    After such a big day up in the ‘big mountains’, we were keen to take things easy today, but the weather forecast convinced us to get out for a quick climb in the morning before things turned. All was dry and bright in the valley and things were looking up as we hiked steeply up… Read more

  • Arête Sud De La Pointe Cézanne (2967m) AD, 180m

    Arête Sud De La Pointe Cézanne (2967m) AD, 180m

    An absolute dream of a day climbing this fine alpine peak – not the highest summit in the region, but an accessible one with wonderful views of a wild alpine landscape. Rather than spend the night at the Refuge Glacier Blanc, we chose to miss out on a sweaty night in a busy dormitory, and… Read more

  • Climbing at La Draye – Petite Dalles

    Climbing at La Draye – Petite Dalles

    It was a bit of a surprise to see fresh snow up on the tops! The overnight precipitation had also changed the river a bit! Once the sun had warmed the slabs, we had a nice afternoon trying to climb rock that was mostly devoid of hand holds and foot holds! Classic Ailefroide technique… Petite… Read more

  • Le Pilier Gris, D (180m) – La Croix de Toulouse

    Le Pilier Gris, D (180m) – La Croix de Toulouse

    To take advantage of the slight dip in the temperatures, we were up and out early to try a climb about the town of Briancon. I’d heard about the Pilier Gris for a while and had previously decided that it would be too hot/busy to climb at this time of year, but with a cooler… Read more

  • Alpine Life

    Alpine Life

    We’ve spent a few days of alpine living ‘at home’ around Pelvoux, doing various bits of online work, resting, swimming and even squeezed in a couple of valley climbs between the every changing weather of recent days. High clouds early on in the day signalled a change was coming… Clare has had a very busy… Read more

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