TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 1 – Col du Belvedere

After a very worthwhile week in Turkey (more details on sister blog aussieskier.com ) I came back to Chamonix to ski for myself. After...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 3 – Glacier Rond Failure, Vallee Blanche Plan B

It started with a loaded question over dinner - 'Are your edges sharp?" - I replied in the affirmative and said they had been...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 4 – Steep Skiing – South Face of L’Aiguille d’Entreves

After yesterday's aborted mission on the Glacier Rond we figured if we wanted to ski a steep line a better option would be to...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 2 – Glacier du Tour Noir

After a great ski tour yesterday the day dawned sunny again so more touring seemed to be the logical conclusion. The Argentiere Basin is...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 5 – SE Couloir of Tour Ronde to Brenva Glacier

After yesterday's successful mission on the Italian side skiing the Aiguille d'Entreves we concluded that if the weather remained the same our best chance...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Days 6-7: Bivouac d’Envers des Dorées – The Missing TR

Just discovered this on my laptop. I wrote it in anticipation of getting the photos from Jerome, which I never did. I have a...