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jaaan
Trad climber
Chamonix, France
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The East Face of the Jorasses seemingly dwarfing Mont Blanc, seen from the Tête de la Fonteinte, near the Grand St Bernard pass.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2013 - 01:04pm PT
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Jaaan
Great photo that gives perspective. TFPU.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Now I get it! Two mountains, one massif. How elegantly confusing... :)
Marlow, I must say, were it not for all that cold white shite, it'd be heaven, because the rock looks like it was cut and faceted in a jeweler's shop, it's that crisp-looking.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2013 - 03:10pm PT
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Mouse
I can see that. To repeat the opening: "If Mont Blanc is the King of the Alps, then the Grandes Jorasses is the dark and shady counterpart. It's a north face that defines all north faces: a sweep of steep granite that stretches for over a kilometre in length and rises 1200 meter high that sucks in the alpinists gaze. It's not the sheer size of the thing but also the quality and huge variation in climbing that makes this peak such a target for seasoned alpinists" (Jonathan Griffith in Climb 22)
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2013 - 04:05pm PT
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Jorasses - La Grande Traversée (Vertical 61 1993)
Life is full of wonder, beauty, pain and danger. And finally there is death.
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jaaan
Trad climber
Chamonix, France
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Feb 19, 2013 - 03:50pm PT
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Not much seems to be made of the south face of the Jorasses, so here it is, taken today. You can see the 'little' east face just left of the right hand skyline. Compare that with my photo posted 7 Feb and you'll see how Himalayan in scale the Jorasses is. Also the Brenva Face of Mont Blanc - and the tiny little Freney Pillars on the far left - way over on the left.
Here's another view of the Freney and Brenva faces of Mont Blanc.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2013 - 04:12pm PT
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Coool Jaaan - TFPU!
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carlos gallego
Ice climber
Spain
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Feb 23, 2013 - 07:02am PT
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Hello... photo just before "Rebufatt dihedral"... the great classic Grandes Jorasses... Walker spur... summer 90.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 24, 2013 - 12:47pm PT
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Carlos
Great photo! Is there more?
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carlos gallego
Ice climber
Spain
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Feb 24, 2013 - 01:35pm PT
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Thanks, Marlow... only 3/4 more... we were lazy for photos years ago... and I feel regret now.
As I do not know if it is correct to link blogs here... I have one... if interested in one complete topo ok Walker, Dru, Doites, Courtes,Piz Badile, etc.... please mail me and I will give you the link.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 24, 2013 - 01:49pm PT
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Carlos
I'd be glad if you posted the link here. I'm sure there's a lot of other climbers who are interested.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 24, 2013 - 02:25pm PT
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Carlos: Phenomenal blog... great photos and maps... I will have to start learning Spanish...
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carlos gallego
Ice climber
Spain
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Feb 24, 2013 - 02:34pm PT
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Thank you, Marlow... uffff... studying and climbing... too much work... hahaha..
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Feb 24, 2013 - 02:43pm PT
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Yes, great photos Carlos.
And thanks for the articles in French, Marlowe.
I always need more practice in that language and what better way than by reading about climbing?
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Luca Signorelli
Mountain climber
Courmayeur (Vda) Italy
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Oh, a thread on the Grandes Jorasses, my all time favorite mountain. Here's few recent pictures of it
Grandes Jorasses seen from Courmayeur
The upper Tronchey Ridge, between the East and SSE faces
The Ypercouloir des Jorasses (and the Ghiglione pillar on the L)
The East face on all its glory
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