Alpine Break

Jerry Gore had been looking at this ice fall out of his kitchen window for the past few years. He had asked around in the valley and it turned out that it had not been climbed. It looked in condition and I was keen to get out and try out my new leashless axes so we decided to give it a go.

The walk in was pretty long and arduous which might explain why it has never been climbed before, but once we got there it was a beauty of a season opener.

The first pitch was only a small step then a bit of a snow plod. The second was a magnificent wall of vertical ice. The third was a bit less steep to start off with before finishing quite steeply.

Filed under: Photo on November 29th, 2007