stories from everywhere
Today we went to Pointe de Sur Cou (1809 m) in the massif Bornes – Aravis. Actually it was a course for beginners organized by UniGe. I am not a beginner but since I did not have company it was a chance for me to go to the mountains. Moreover the course was guided by Michel… Read more »
Today we were with the guide Yann Nussbaumer. It was really awful at 6am in Geneva. Dark, rainy and cold. To add the final bit to the picture Yann backed our UniGE bus at the parking and bumped my car. Not a very good beginning. As the weather was bad our initial plans changed. Yann… Read more »
В воскресенье так уж получилось, что все мои друзья-знакомые были заняты. Пришлось мне осваивать азы соло скитура. Выбор пал на Monts Jovet по классическому пути. Точнее сначала я не планировала заходить на гору, а думала дойти только до озера Jovet. Но об этом потом. На Monts Jovet мы уже ходили с Федей зимой и летом… Read more »
В воскресенье сходили на Col des Verts: Par le Val du Bouchet. Изначально у меня набиралась большая компания, но утром выяснилось, что часть народа заболела, и придется ехать в минимальном составе. Компанию мне составил Юра. План решили не менять и подняться на Col des Verts (2595m). Я там ни разу не была. Подъем в целом… Read more »
Муж где-то на другом континенте катается на санках, так что развлекаюсь как могу. Сделали с Юрой простой и приятный скитур на несколько часов Combe de Tardevant. Правда в последний момент мы решили подняться на соседний Combe, справа от Tardevant потому что он был в тени и спуски с него были лучше. Не прогадали, действительно спуски… Read more »
We had a fantastic weekend with the great guides, Michel Piola and Christian Hug. The idea of this course was to learn how to plan you ski-tour trip. We learned how to prepare the ski-tour exit with the map, how to perform orientation with compass and altimeter, how to preview the avalanche situation, and then… Read more »
The ski season is now on! Let me write a very short note about resources that can be used for the ski-tour planning in Swiss Alps. Disclaimer: these are for people who know about skiing, mountains, avalanches, dangers in the wilderness, and so on. If you are not sure that the description matches you (or… Read more »
Another fantastic day with Dominique and UniGe. Today we did Pointe de Sans Bet in Le Giffre valley. There were nobody around except us! And a lot of powder. Actually the best ski tour for this season so far.
What I really like is our University Sport Activities. From January till March (or, weather permitting, even April) University of Geneva organizes different ski tours with mountain guides. It is a great opportunity to do a ski tour, especially if you do not have your own company. I quite often do not have one since… Read more »
Let us continue our ski-tour stories form the early winter season. As far as the snow cover is not yet too abandon this year in the Alps, we went to the same region—Simplon pass.
