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Went for a leg-stretcher yesterday to get used to skinning above 1000m above sea level again and see if I was finally clear of the sinusitis that has beaten me down the last week or two (no being the answer...).
The N couloir on the Grand Bec North ridge is a great 'mini-line' - overshadowed by its bigger neighbour the NW face proper it is still a 1500m day from Plan Fournier, with 400m of 40-45º couloir to keep things interesting.
In the picture below it is on the left hand half of the face rising to join a diagonal band of snow following the ridge.
As the upper section was ice with a dusting of loose snow a high point was called at 3150m on the ridge...
Snow was a mix of 'dust on rock solid/ice', 'crust on firm', 'pow on firm', crust, spring, really really good spring and a couple of cms of powder at the very bottom (go figure...) - definitely a mixed bag, and some mind-focussing conditions in the couloir itself, with a really icy layer just under the surface lurking in the middle.
Grand Bec - N ridge N couloir
from
Simon Christy
https://vimeo.com/126472667
As always, apologies for the POV-only vid - I'm not a fan, but it was a solo mission, and at least gives an idea of snow cover if anyone is heading that way...
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Looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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That looked great, especially once you got in the sun!
Well worth the hike
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