Winter climbing in the Alps

Posted by LT89 on Sep 26, 2008
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Dates: Jan 4, 2009 through Feb 1, 2009
City or Place: Chamonix
Skill Level: Intermediate
Categories: Ice Climbing, Mountaineering
Partner Status: Need Partners

I'm looking for anyone who is up for some Alpine, ice and mixed climbing in the Alps, in january '09, and who wants to team up. I greatly prefer to go to Chamonix because I know the area well, both in the valley of Chamonix and the town of Chamonix, as the mountains above the valley and towards Italy. I know all the mountains in the Mont-Blanc Massif, the vast majority of routes on it and their grades, and most of the refuges as well. I have all the gear for technical ice and mixed Alpine climbing, a big rack of ice-screws, cams, nuts/hexes, schlings, ropes, a two person high altitude mountaineering tent, ultralight gas stove and cooking set and anything else necesarry. I also have a 10.5mm 50 meter single rope and will have a new dry treated 7.5/8.5mm 60 meter double rope. So, if you fancy doing some winter climbing Alpine style on a bunch of the dozens of couloirs in the Massif, or some waterfall climbing in the Argentiere bassin instead, I would love to team up with you! If you're already with someone or even several other people, but wouldn't mind another person joining the group, I'd love to team up as well!