Jul 11, 2021
Out for a walk below the Emosson dam. #outwalking #walk #sunshine #gietroz #sunlight (at Gietroz) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRLc_FyBZOf/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Out for a walk below the Emosson dam. #outwalking #walk #sunshine #gietroz #sunlight (at Gietroz) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRLc_FyBZOf/?utm_medium=tumblr
Hotel Eden in all its tired splendour. #hoteleden #lacasita #gietroz #finhaut #levalais #clouds https://www.instagram.com/p/CRLOVKFhn7t/?utm_medium=tumblr
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L’epee de damocles 6b+ such a nice route but flipping small holds for a warm up!
Physiotheraphie 6c+ onsight beautiful climb requiring decent endurance as I found myself in some awkward positions where I couldn’t shake out a few times
Guillotine 7a redpoint (messed up the onsight last time as I tried to go direct up to the chain, this time went out right and it was way easier!). A good route with big holds and nice and long with great views!
Quel festin 7a redpoint took me a few goes to get this as the crux sequence felt quite awkward and fierce for me!
L’Epicondylite 7a+ a great route which I would like to redpoint. The problem for me at the moment is the start moves. Going past the second bolt by somehow reaching from below the roof to the hold above the roof but with not much on the feet to push up for this reachy move. The sequence at the top I have dialled after two goes on it but it’s quite pumpy after the middle section which takes you off right and by the time you go back left again it seems to have already sapped your energy for the harder moves above! Be good to go back and try again!
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Warmed up on a 6a called Luce-ifer. Really nice route with big holds up a corner.
Then we tried quel festin 7a with a hard crux in the middle. It leads you up the corner into small holds and awkward feet and then you have to make big moves out right before getting to the jugs. Tried it a couple of times but didn’t get the redpoint.
Then we did Guillotine 7a. I did the whole route and fell at the top on the last bolt as there was a super reachy move. Beautiful long climb.
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Granite. Long routes. Positive holds. Really quiet. And although it’s in the sunshine we went from 3pm onwards so it was pretty cool. Soft grades that make you feel good - well at least the ones we tried.
L’anormale 6b nice, long warm up, for a short person the move to clip the chain just felt a bit slabby
La toit, la dalle et le surplomb 6c didn’t actually finish as was too worried the rope wasn’t long enough at 70m to get down. Clipped chain of the 6b next door instead so unfortunately missed out on the Le surplomb (overhang)
Djibouti 6c+ super nice route. Tricky start as the third bolt seemed a long way from the second bolt but when you move feet up the holds are positive. Further up the route has big holes and interesting moves. Nothing too hard, Andreas fell at the top as I think there are some slightly technical moves on the last bolt before chain.
Decouverte directe 6c technical route where high feet and thought provoking moves are required. Another nice one to onsight though.
Is this real? #gietroz #mountains #alps #lacasita #gite #window #screenontheworld (at Gietroz) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1DmdMVnwNh/?igshid=7a2j40yndy2j