skykilo Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Trip: Chamonix-Aiguille du Midi, Face Sud - Voie Rebuffat Date: 10/1/2009 Trip Report: The south face is the beautiful, obvious face. It's a choose-your-own-adventure TR! 1. It looks like a beautiful morning in Chamonix after the alarm rings at 7 am for the "alpine start." Do you: A. Make some coffee, B. Enjoy the view from the window, C. Eat yummy crêpes salées with sausage and eggs, D. Walk two blocks to the telepherique for the première benne, or E. All of the above? Hint! Here is the view from the window: ... but from another day, today it's nicer than that. Il fait tellement beau. Cecile got a little bit spanked on the first pitch, the 5b/c start from the right, with lots of traversing and some slab moves. There's a party ahead of us, a party behind us, and apparently 20 rabid teenagers are also rappeling to our location from the top instead of making the short glacier walk and climbing the first pitch. 2. What do you do? A. Bail, this is fucked. B. Chill, wait and see. The famed S crack with some mad double-rope steeze: I quit, this test is too easy. The only hard part is getting to class. The superb steep slab finish: Gear Notes: BUY THE PLANE TICKET!!! Approach Notes: BUY THE TRAM TICKET!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkane Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I don't know why I click on Chamonix TRs. I just get so jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LostCamKenny Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I don't know why I click on Chamonix TRs. I just get so jealous. No shit! ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmatt Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Hells yeah! Damn I miss Chamonix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_rutl Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 looks one helluva outing sky..sweet shots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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