Posted on March 11, 2009 by nbowles
Mont Blanc Summit Day
After the previous days exertions on the Aiguilee d’Entreves I was pleased to not be suffering from any altitude problems and was looking forward to some well earnt rest. Unfortunately my body had other ideas and I spent the hours wide awake with a mixture of excitment and trepdiation about what was to [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2009 by nbowles
MONT BLANC AUGUST 2009 DAY 3
After a terrible nights sleep; a combination of my headache and Rogers snoring, we woke early and kitted up ready for a second day on the glacier.
The challenge for the day was a traverse of the Aiguilee d’Entreves. This was to start with crossing the Glacier du Geant and then [...]
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