STARLIGHT AND STORM - THE ROUTESCima Grande di Lavaredo, North Face, DolomitesVia Comici - DimaiFirst ascent: Emilio Comici, Angelo Dimai, Giovanni Dimai, 13 - 14 August 1933Tom Ballard: 21 - 22 December 2014. 1 bivouac.Pizzo Badile, NE FaceVia CassinFirst ascent: Riccardo Cassin, Gino Esposito, Mario Molteni, Vittorio Ratti, Giuseppe Valsecchi, 14 - 16 July 1937Tom Ballard: 6 - 7 January 2015. 1 bivouac.Matterhorn, North FaceSchmidt routeFirst ascent: Franz and Toni Schmid, 31/07 - 01/08/1931Tom Ballard: 10 February 2015. 2 hours 59 minutesGrandes Jorasses, North FaceColton - Macintyre routeFirst ascent: Nick Colton, Alex Macintyre 6 - 7 August 1976Tom Ballard: 08/03/2015. 3 hours 20 minutesPetit Dru, North FaceAllain - Leininger routeFirst ascent: Pierre Allain and Raymond Leininger, 1935Tom Ballard: 14/03/2015. 8 hoursEiger, North FaceVia HeckmairHeinrich Harrer, Anderl Heckmair, Fritz Kasparek and Wiggerl Vörg, 07/1938Tom Ballard: 19/03/2015
Is there any information on what style the routes were climbed in?
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So cool! Cristophe Profit shit, but then a lot better style ... and I'm a fanboy for Profit.
...there are links to PlanetMountain's report of each of the ascents.
Brilliant, thanks.
I get the impression it's about to get a lot less low-key mind.
Quote from: Jerry Morefat on March 27, 2015, 10:03:46 amBrilliant, thanks.Eiger report posted todaywhat a way to end "The West Flank is a dangerous place. This we are all reminded of when, tragically, a skier just in front of me falls and dies. He and his friend I have just met on the summit"
Brilliant, thanks.Eiger report posted today
Great stuff. I get the impression it's about to get a lot less low-key mind.
Interesting discussion of UKC under that tweet you linked to slackers!