Ailefroide pt. 2

And another day with internet :)

It's hard to get a good connection to upload photo's and videos...

But now in Gap (yes, close to Céüse) I'm having a good connection :)

We left Ailefroide because the weather predicted some cold days with maybe some rain. So Bérarde and Céüse are my next desinations.

We'd been climbing some really nice things and trained with our big backpack for our "dream climb"

on the Trois Dents du Pevloux. Not sure if we'll make it though :)

Trad climbing in Ailefroide is harden then we thought. Most lines which are listed as trad in the topo are actually

fully bolted. Frustrating, getting prepared, being enthusiastic for a new line... get to the route and realise

we actually don't need all our cams and nuts...Even more when you climb and see it's just not necessary to bolt

the line, prefect placements all the way... Though, with a heavy backpack on trad 6a, I can still get quite scared...

The pictures: Tout a Blocs bouldering competition and trad-climbing training with a backpack :)

Ailefroide pt. 1

Finally, some internet to write about my adventures.

I'm eating McFlurry and enjoy the free internet of the MacDonalds in Brinacon.

Just went shopping. We have a rest day to spend some money on climbing stuff.

I have a new backpack, really small and still big (45L Grivel)

I really needed one, after my tour this last days. My 30L backback can't hold a tent, all trad gear, axe, food, sleeping bag and more...

I made a little movie of the first days on the road to Ailefroide, more video's soon :)

After the adventures in the video we climbed some more stuff close to the Glacier Blanc, attempted to open a new trad line and failed (as we found some really ancient gear all the way) did some bouldering, and we've been reading the guidebooks like a bible. Figured we want to do a really long line on the Pelvoux, 20 pitches, 2 bivouacs, 2 glacier to cross more then 6 6a's and all trad of course :)