Whether you are a beginner or an experienced climber, your ambition may be to climb Mont Blanc by the standard route or to tackle the north face of the Meije. Together we can conquer some of the most famous or less well-known peaks and I will be delighted to help you plan and carry out the projects that mean so much to you.
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Mountaineering in pictures (Portfolio)
| Year: | 2008 |
| Max. no. of participants: | varies according to the difficulty of the climb |
| Price: | depending on prices charged by local guide companies |
| Infos: | Technical details on request |
La directissime des potes, north face of la Meije |
La directissime des potes ED+, 6b/c, A2/7c, M5, drawing from Cyrille Copier |
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In the winter of 2005, my friend from way-back, Cyrille Copier, invited me and another mate, Gepetto (Jean-François Etienne) to join him in the completion of the opening of his route up the Northern face of La Meije. Over three days in mid-June 2005, our trio ventured towards the summit, making our way over the virgin territory of the smooth and overhanging large yellow triangle of rock, quite visible from la Grave. We were lucky to have the weather on our side, and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the rock. The summit surrendered itself to us without too much of a fight. On our way back down, we spared a thought for our mate who had participated in opening the first lengths in 1997: and La Directissime des Potes (The Mates’ Direct Route) was born. |
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Le pote Cyrille |
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Le pote Gepetto |
Le pote Bernard |
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Bivouac at the height of Carré Glacier’s breach |
Gepetto in the mixed-climb traverse, leading to the bottom of the triangle of rock |
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Bernard Gravier on a 6b pitch |
Bernard Gravier on a 6b pitch |
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Bernard Gravier on the mixed-4 pitch, shortly before fitting the cramp-ons |
Bernard Gravier on the following 6b pitch, slightly icy… |
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Cyrille Copier on the 1st part the A2/7c pitch |
Bernard Gravier on the 2nd part the A2/7c pitch |
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Gepetto in 3rd and final part the A2/7c pitch |
Relay from foot-ladders |
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