Dave, and I had been in touch with Brian Hall to see if he was in the valley for this week, and getting a positive response had reserved a couple of days to continue our education. The first of which was to enhance and extend our skills on the vast expanses of the Grands Montets. So while Sue and the girls went up to Montenvers with KT, and did the tourist thing down to the ice caves on the Mer de Glace
Alan, Dave and I spent the day chasing Brian around the Grands Montets (he had just come back from an ascent of Mont Dolent using approach skis) constantly wondering how he did not raise a sweat.
We covered most aspects of the area, from the Italian bowls of last trip, and the long run from the top of Bouchard down to the lowest lifts at Le Lavancher down the combe Pendant. We also took in the two runs from the topmost station, for ever taking the direct lines.
By the end of the day we were completely knackered, and no bounce what so ever left in our legs.
While we were hurtling around Grands Montets, Sue Lyn, and Jane went up the Montenvers cog railway to see the mer de glace
Alan, Dave and I spent the day chasing Brian around the Grands Montets (he had just come back from an ascent of Mont Dolent using approach skis) constantly wondering how he did not raise a sweat.
We covered most aspects of the area, from the Italian bowls of last trip, and the long run from the top of Bouchard down to the lowest lifts at Le Lavancher down the combe Pendant. We also took in the two runs from the topmost station, for ever taking the direct lines.
By the end of the day we were completely knackered, and no bounce what so ever left in our legs.
