7/4/14 - Aiguilles Rouges on Independence Day!

Enfants de la Lune

Rappelle moi ton nom

We decided to go climbing on a crag on the Aiguilles Rouges side, which is the North side of the Chamonix valley.  The weather forecast was for rain in the afternoon so we didn't want to get too committed on a big face.  I led the route L’homme est rare (5c), Bucky led Rappelle moi ton nom (6a) and T’as pas tout lu (6b).  Then I led Enfants de la lune to Serieux s’abstenir (5c).  The 6b route was very hard for me at the top, even on top rope.  I actually had to use a bolt to push myself up.  The 6a was easy on top rope and I didn’t have any issues leading the 5c routes.  This is good news because my confidence was certainly shaken after getting worked on the 6a move on the Eperon des Cosmiques the other day.  We never did get rained on, but the wind was howling and very cold so we ended up making it a relatively short day before heading back to the valley floor.  Once we got down we decided to celebrate the 4th of July in good old American style with beer and hot dogs.  Unfortunately we don't have a grill, or hot dug buns.  So they were fried hot dogs on a baguette, but hey, we tried.  American beer here is crazy expensive.  Like 6 euros for a bottle of bud.  A single bottle.  6 euros.  At the market.  So we celebrated with Heineken.  That's OK right?