Mountain Lifestyle

The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Éperon de Bouchier (East Spur of Bouchier)

    Éperon de Bouchier (East Spur of Bouchier)

    Having had a few days to get into the alpine groove on some of the smaller crags, we set off today to something a little bigger. Not huge, but big enough to provide an adventurous journey in some spectacular surroundings. Once again, the car journey to the start of the walk in proved to be… Read more

  • Climbing at Réotier

    Climbing at Réotier

    Another fine alpine day, another fine alpine crag, and another fine alpine view! There was a reasonable amount of switchbacks to negotiate, but it was worth it, especially as the you can park practically next to the cliff. The the centre distance of the photo below you can see Mont Dauphin and just left of… Read more

  • Mont Dauphin

    Mont Dauphin

    We’d semi-planned on going climbing on the conglomerate cliffs below the fort at Mont Dauphin, but didn’t want to rush out. Before making any hasty decisions, we took a short walk along the balcony road to get a feel for the day. By the time we’d got back it was pretty much lunchtime, so we… Read more

  • Climbing at Les Guions, St Crepin

    Climbing at Les Guions, St Crepin

    We were greeted with blue skies as we woke to our first activity day from our new alpine hideout, but there was no need (or desire!) to rush anywhere. A breakfast on the balcony (actually much sturdier than it looks!) in the shade, after some gentle stretching broke us into the day nicely and gave… Read more

  • The Alpine Residence

    The Alpine Residence

    The long drive south is finally over and we’re in the process of settling into our summer alpine residence, enjoying the new views and hopefully a few days of relaxation. It was a wet journey for the first few hours past Paris, but eventually things brightened up, and slowly but surely, the kilometres ticked by.… Read more

  • Alpine Training

    Alpine Training

    Usually at this time of year I’m getting ready for our summer trip, organising equipment, travel and training ready for the coming adventure. However, the past ten days have passed in a frantic haze of caffeine fuelled activity that has left little time for sleep or alpine preparations. Since my last day of working in… Read more

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