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| Bas Visscher | Couloir Bettembourg  | |
| Another route on the North Face. Couloir Bettembourg, hard 75 degrees waterice, tiring but beautiful climb. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2010 6:21 pm | ||
| JanG | The Forbes arete, a fantastic experience Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009 | |
| This is definitely a memorable route, very long & challenging. I succeeded in the company of my son Christoph. Each of us had a local guide to facilitate the tricky ice climbs & getting over the rock towers. We started from Albert 1er hut at 2AM and reached the summit about 9 hours later, exhausted & exhilarated by the dramatic views along the way. The sheer drops from the steep icy snow paths connecting the many rock towers were constant reminders of potential grave consequences of any mistakes! The summit ridge was mostly in the midst of clouds during the day but we had a clear sky and almost full moon during the night so that we could turn off the headlamps! A highly recommended climb. | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2009 6:39 pm | ||
| Gripped | Good fun | |
| A lovely peak | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2009 5:33 am | ||
| skileraar | Route climbed: Migot Spur Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007 | |
| Nice little route up the spur. Some mixed climbing, mostly snow/ice. We climbed the right veriant, wich has the steeper gullies (+/- 80 degrees). Nice sunny weather but crappy snowconditions. We saw skitracks on the ridge of the Argentiere of an Italian guy who fell to his death the day before. Partners: Jeroen Vels and Jurgen Mesman Hoezo laf, papsje? | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2008 7:51 am | ||
| Bas Visscher | migot spur | |
| Really a beautiful mixed climb. Striking line with some very nice pitches in ice and mixed ground. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2008 10:29 am | ||
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| Jeroen Vels | Re: Route climbed: Migot Spur | |
| Daslafzegmenneke ;-) | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2007 11:36 am | ||
| Jeroen Vels | Route climbed: Migot Spur Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007 | |
| Nice little route up the spur. Some mixed climbing, mostly snow/ice. We climbed the right veriant, wich has the steeper gullies (+/- 80 degrees). Nice sunny weather but crappy snowconditions. We saw skitracks on the ridge of the Argentiere of an Italian guy who fell to his death the day before. Partners: Wouter van Dijk and Jurgen Mesman | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2007 8:15 am | ||
| roadmountain | Route Climbed: North-Spur/Migot Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2006 | |
| A beautifull route with great mixed climbing. The first part is the most difficult. The descent isn't difficult when you find the descent-schlinges. We had the luck that there was a French guide in front off us. | |
| Posted Oct 20, 2006 9:58 pm | ||
| kabernicola | Route Climbed: Goulotte Escarra III-4 80º Date Climbed: July 24th 1999 | |
| Fantastic route, good conditions. Climbed with Bolo and Legañoso, We descended by the west ridge, where we had to rapell twice. Then to cross the rimaye down was really difficult. | |
| Posted Feb 3, 2006 2:52 pm | ||
| geoffmoss | Route Climbed: Forbes Arete Date Climbed: Summer 1994 Date Climbed: Jul 15, 1994 | |
| Although I began by enjoying this great mountaineering route, my partner and I got struck by lightning just below the summit. Immediately after the strike we were both unconscious and completely paralysed. We regained consciousness and the paralysis eased but we were left burned and without proper feeling in our limbs. It was a frightening struggle trying to get down in the storm . Unsurprisingly the experience is one I'll never forget and moved me to put a full account of our climb on the web. You can read this account at http://www.geoffmoss.co.uk/. | |
| Posted Dec 20, 2005 9:43 am | ||
| charles | Route Climbed: Forbes Arrete Date Climbed: August 1987 | |
| Great route, lots of interest! | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2005 9:03 am | ||
| Paddyrock | Route Climbed: north spur Date Climbed: july 2005 | |
| great climb good conditions. got lost on the decent storm came in early. got off the sw ridge to early ended up taking us 8hours to decend. in a full blown storm -what ever temps. nearly died 2 or 3 times buddy got frost bite got a chopper back to the valley. great day out. haha | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2005 4:13 pm | ||
| Cautious | Route Climbed: Forbes Arete Date Climbed: Aug 92, Aug 2001 | |
| Lovely mountain, varied and interesting climbing. Can be overcrowded. | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2005 10:06 am | ||
| Tom Fralich | Route Climbed: East Ridge (Arete Forbes) Date Climbed: June 11, 2005 | |
| Climbed with Philippe Gerschel, starting from the Albert 1er hut at 2:30AM. The approach and climb up to the "Bosse" were straightforward, but with deep snow under a frozen crust on the face, which made for tiring work. We reached the ridge proper at around 6:30AM. There was a fair bit of snow on the ridge which made things tricky. One short 10m traverse on steep ice was the crux of the route. The descent was very straightforward, with a track to follow and excellent snow conditions. Back to the hut at 1:30PM. Excellent route. | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2005 11:00 am | ||
| cherokee | Route Climbed: North Spur Date Climbed: July 25, 1977 | |
| This is a nice route to practice your ice climbing, or take someone up that needs the experience. An easy route with no danger or difficulties. | |
| Posted Jun 2, 2004 2:06 pm | ||
| kullaberg | Route Climbed: north arete Date Climbed: december 1987 | |
| excellent mixed route of moderate difficulty. read the descent description carefully, it's tricky. | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2002 8:26 pm | ||
| Bernhard Sauer | Route Climbed: Nord Ridge - Classic Route Date Climbed: August 1982 | |
| Solo...nice and easy route | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2002 7:22 am | ||
| Rahel Maria Liu | Route Climbed: Migot-Spur Date Climbed: Sep/17/2000 | |
| Because of the bad ice-conditions we needed a lot of time. Therefore we decided at noon to return because we would not have reached the summit early enough in order to get back to the Rif. Albert before darkness. | |
| Posted Dec 13, 2001 10:27 am | ||
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