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Farnborough Airfield

Posted on March 8, 2010 - Filed Under Photos

Farnborough Airfield

RAF & Irish Spitfire

Posted on February 19, 2010 - Filed Under Photos

RAF & Irish Spitfire

Jesolo di Lido

Posted on February 2, 2010 - Filed Under Photos

Jesolo di Lido

Lake Bled

Posted on January 16, 2010 - Filed Under Photos

Lake Bled

Mont Blanc Summit via 3 Monts route

Posted on December 29, 2009 - Filed Under News, Photos

Last September I completed the Mont Blanc Summit via the 3 Monts route… Belated post as I only just realized the post was in draft and not published…

The above was recorded with a Forerunner 405, unfortunately it ran out on the way back, hence the red waypoint on the route back. You can view the log at Everytrail.

The route comprises of a quick start down from Aiguille Du Midi station, down the ridge pictured belong, then along the glacier and up to the Cosmiques Refuge.

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Cosmiques Refuge

Cosmiques Refuge

The Cosmiques refuge was the start of the summit, with an easy trip down from the Aiguille du Midi station, we had a short day the first day.

The first peak to complete was Mont Blanc du Tacul, a fairly steep climb with numerous unstable looking seracs:

Mont Blanc du Tacul

Mont Blanc du Tacul

Once we were down the other side of the peak it flattened out, and on the way back we stopped for a quick bit of food/water on the Col:

Col

Col

The next peak, Mont Maudit had the most technical bit, an ice climb at the top of the peak, pictured below.

Mont Maudit, at the top you can see the ice climb involved

Mont Maudit, at the top you can see the ice climb involved

Summit! Photo by Graham Frost

Summit! Photo by Graham Frost

Top of the ice climb down mont Maudit

Top of the ice climb down mont Maudit

More photos of the Mont Blanc Summit

Seagull

Posted on December 25, 2009 - Filed Under Photos

Seagull

Bristol Flats

Posted on December 8, 2009 - Filed Under Photos

Bristol Flats

Postbox

Posted on November 21, 2009 - Filed Under Photos

Postbox

UN Saxon

Posted on November 4, 2009 - Filed Under Photos

UN Saxon

Rape fields

Posted on October 18, 2009 - Filed Under Photos

Rape fields

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