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| The route up the Eperon face |
This was our first day up on the Mont Blanc massif. We climbed a 5 pitch face called Eperon des
Cosmiques. Rated a D+, 5b, with one move rated 6a.
The 6a move was a roof that I
could not get over with my heavy pack, despite the cheers of Bucky, Walter, and a random French team below us. I would pull myself up as high as I could and get Bucky to take as much slack out of the rope as he could muster and then relax and gather my strength. Inch by inch I worked my way over the roof until I was able to surmount this humbling obstacle.
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| Hanging at Belay #2 |
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| Struggling to get over the roof. |
We finished on the Cosmiques
traverse back to the Aiguille du Midi. The traverse was Walter's first time doing alpine climbing in crampons and he handled it very well. There is one rock face with a diagonal crack on it that I struggled with my first time but Walter cruised through. All in all it was an exhausting, satisfying day.
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| Walter and I nearing the top |
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| Back on the Aiguille du Midi looking at Mont Blanc |
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