Some decent weather at last
Back in the Alps this week climbing with Ian McIntosh we started the week driving round to Arolla and walking up to the Vignettes hut, we were one of the last visitors before it closed for a full renovation. It should be open in time for the Haute Route season. Leaving the hut early we traversed the Pigne dArolla then the superb Mont Blanc de Cheillon (AD) this superb high level combination is one of my favourite traverses. We drove round to Zermatt after climbing so we could catch the first lift to the Klein Matterhorn then traversed the Breithorn. We had a bit of excitement when a thunder storm blew through, our ice axes buzzed and hair stood on end we descended 10m off the side of the ridge, luckily it blew through quickly and we finished the traverse in sunshine. The weather wasnt looking to good on Wednesday so we headed down to Thon and climbed the super steep Via Ferrata we finished the week climbing the Arête Marion above the Col du Aravis.