July 15th After preparation in the Netherlands it was time for the “family-climb” . After a great sunny day rock climbing, slacklining and BBQ waking up at 5:00 was very difficult for my younger brothers. An “Alpine start” 5:00 breakfast and taking the first cable car up to Aguille du midi. The Aguille du Midi walk down was very exciting for them especially with al the guides running down around us. For my brothers and father the first time walking on crampons… :) At 8:30 we started the climb on the snowy ridge. We split in two Party’s. Me Arno and Stef and Marianne with Chris and Johan. Climbing with crampons on mixed terrain was great fun. Unfortunately my headache was growing along the way but it was still nice to get out and share this experience. Some traffic jams at the 2 abseils like always but after that, the “crux”was free for us. Somehow I never manage to climb the normal exit so my brothers and father were confroted with great depth . Chamonix was laying almost 2000 Meter below their feet while climbing the last part through brittle rock back to the ridge. And at 13:00 we found ourselves next to our mother at the safe platform of the Midi :) She was waiting in the sun taking pictures of our progress and even ran into some old friends. Beside of my Headache a great day with the Family! Cosmique Arete 2 from Marianne van der Steen on Vimeo. July 18th Via Ferrata Passy To end this vacation we climbed a Via Feratta with my youngest brother in record time in Passy. More information on: http://lavinia-marianne.blogspot.nl/2013/07/via-ferrata-with-view.html Related
Family trip Arete’s de Cosmique
July 15th
After preparation in the Netherlands it was time for the “family-climb” .
After a great sunny day rock climbing, slacklining and BBQ waking up at 5:00 was very difficult for my younger brothers.
An “Alpine start” 5:00 breakfast and taking the first cable car up to Aguille du midi.
The Aguille du Midi walk down was very exciting for them especially with al the guides running down around us.
For my brothers and father the first time walking on crampons… :)
At 8:30 we started the climb on the snowy ridge. We split in two Party’s.
Me Arno and Stef and Marianne with Chris and Johan.
Climbing with crampons on mixed terrain was great fun.
Unfortunately my headache was growing along the way but it was still nice to get out and share this experience.
Some traffic jams at the 2 abseils like always but after that, the “crux”was free for us.
Somehow I never manage to climb the normal exit so my brothers and father were confroted with great depth .
Chamonix was laying almost 2000 Meter below their feet while climbing the last part through brittle rock back to the ridge.
And at 13:00 we found ourselves next to our mother at the safe platform of the Midi :)
She was waiting in the sun taking pictures of our progress and even ran into some old friends.
Beside of my Headache a great day with the Family!
Cosmique Arete 2 from Marianne van der Steen on Vimeo.
July 18th Via Ferrata Passy
To end this vacation we climbed a Via Feratta with my youngest brother in record time in Passy.
More information on: http://lavinia-marianne.blogspot.nl/2013/07/via-ferrata-with-view.html
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