Saturday, 4 July 2009

Five Go Hutting in the Maritime Alps - Prologue

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An early start was required for the 11 hour journey from Timperley to Limone. Andrew picked Sue and me up at 3.45 am, then Richard and Je...

Gare de Nice Ville - Nice - Gateway to the Maritime Alps

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Just checking out the weather in the South of France - it's warmer (hotter) than Timperley, so we'll probably stick around for a whi...
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Thursday, 2 July 2009

A Postcard from Timperley

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Yes, that's what it says on the tin, so here are today's views from sunny Timperley. As you can see, it's a very exciting p...
Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Images from The Dolomites (1)

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It's a quiet week here in Timperley. The camera is taking a well earned rest. I'm trying to 'process' several hundred im...
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Sunday, 28 June 2009

Sunday 28 June 2009 - Arrivederci Arabba

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Here's a final image from this trip (until the camera snaps are added). Sassongher from Corvara, on a sunny morning as we travelled b...
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The Ascent of Mt Ciampani - 2668 metres (Part 4)

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Our walk continued, in t-shirts and shorts for some, on a lovely afternoon. Mountain weather! The forecast, usually pretty accurate, had...

The Ascent of Mt Ciampani - (Part 3)

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The snow soon gave way to sumptuous flower meadows past rock bands similar to those on which we had earlier watched chamois scampering up an...
Saturday, 27 June 2009

The Ascent of Mt Ciampani - 2668 metres (Part 2)

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The initial 900 metres of ascent led steeply up path number 1 to the aforementioned wired zone. A further 400 metres of ascent saw us top...

Saturday 27 June 2009 - The Ascent of Mt Ciampani - 2668 metres (Part 1)

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This 1300 metre ascent included a few wired sections. Nothing difficult, I can assure you, despite the absence of Julia (I took her to Co...
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Friday, 26 June 2009

Four Go For A Bimble (Part 3)

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By and by, after passing numerous hostelries (it's not a coincidence that Collett's name this the 'Six Rifugios Walk' - it...
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Four Go For A Bimble (Part 2)

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So, the gondola ride got us quickly up from 1400 metres to Piz la Ila at 2078 metres. We were now on the Pralongia plateau, with fine vie...

Friday 26 June 2009 - Four go for a Bimble

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Whilst Susan, Gary, Jenny and Julie exerted themselves (in Julie's case failing) on the exciting Piz da Lech via ferrata, and Di continu...

Col de Lana - a view from the summit

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Here's the view towards the lower summit. The huge gash on the ridge is the WW1 crater following an Austrian attack involving 45,005 ki...
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Col de Lana

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Here's Sue, yesterday, on the Col de Lana in a brief shower. There's a wire to hang onto and this is classified as the easiest grad...
Thursday, 25 June 2009

Thursday 25 June 2009 - WW1 Artefacts on Col de Lana

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Whilst Susan, now a fully qualified 'Via Ferrataist' was elected as surrogate mother to Jenny and Mike for their ascent of Col Rosa ...
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Chalet Barbara - Our Home for the Week

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Here's Sue (just visible, lower right), admiring the view from our balcony this morning. Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Wednesday 24 June 2009 - A Grand Day Out

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Today the dynamic quintet - Susan, Jenny, Mike, Gary and me (well, some may be dynamic?) - set off to practice their skills on a popular ...
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Susan's First Via Ferrata - Piz da Cir V - 2520 metres

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Here are Mike, Gary, Jenny and Susan on the summit pimple. Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Tuesday 23 June 2009 - Snowstorm on the Porta Vescovo Ridge

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Today started fine, with eight of us happily finding our way onto the Porta Vescovo ridge above the 2200 metre Pordoi Pass. The ridge is ...
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Monday, 22 June 2009

Val Vallunga

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Today wasn't the best weather we've had in the Dolomites, but it didn't rain and we enjoyed fabulous views like this one down Va...
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