Just to say thank you to those who went on the Alps trip to Vallorcine from 7th to 21st July, and who made it such a great and varied trip. Many thanks to Fiona, Hanne, Pete, Paul, John, Andy and Dave for your high levels of energy and motivation, and opening my eyes to the potential of the area. Also many thanks to Alan and Jesse who gave us very valuable advice before and during the trip!
Although we were a small group, we notched up a lot of rock climbing, alpine mountaineering, via ferrata and walking…. as well as a lot of chilling at the wonderful Camping des Montets….. I very much appreciate the advice shared by everybody, which not only resulted in us staying at a super campsite, but also helped us to make the best use of the time and have some great mountain experiences.
Suggestion for next year!? – Pete has suggested Innertkirchen in Switzerland, which apparently has similar variety as Vallocine. Bring it on!
Thanks again
Jon
It sounds like you had a lot of fun. Which alpine rock and mountaineering routes did you climb?
The names will hopefully bring back a few memories for me and Laura as we climbed in that area a lot maybe 20 years ago! Dan
Hi Dan, approximate list of routes/venues as follows:
Pete and Paul did some alpine routes from the Torino hut – Aigulle Marbrees and Petit Flambeau. They also did the Petite Verte. then I joined them for the Aiguille du Tour.
Rock-wise various parties climbed at Vallorcine crag (including the classic Pillier de Vallorcine) which was only 10 mins from the campsite. Pete and Paul also climbed at Barberine and Les Clozets (spelling? I think I’ve got the name wrong, but its above and W from the col des Montets), they also did a classic near the Flegere lift but I cant remember the name.
Various people did some of the fun “via alpina” routes at Les Mottets, on the hillside below Montenvers.
We used the new rockfax book a lot!
Jon.