Ewan A Russell - 141239

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MCI ML RCI

Alpine Climbing Record

Details

Date : 30/12/2016

Duration : 1 day

Grade : D (difficile)

Grade : n/a

Style : Equals

Type : Snow & Ice Climbing

Weather : Clear - sunny - good visibility

Wind : Gale force wind

Camping Type : Bivvy

Nights Camping : 0

Crag : Mont Blanc Du Tacul

Climb : Chere Couloir

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Description

Did not actually climb this route. Making log in dlog as I got to practise rescue techniques. Approximately this date didn't record at time. Was going to climb chere coluoir with alex kay. He was about to set off on first proper pitch but began to suffer from lack of acclimatisation. He said he was suffering from blindness and nausea. As he needed to descend quickly and there was no intermediate rock stance due to snow field. I did a lower using lowering past the knot. Which was ok but would have been more efficent if I had set up everything before I started lowering him rather than when he reached the end of rope. I then did abseil past knot which I didn't have to do properly because i was on a snow slope(I could just take my weight off with back up on lower rope. Another party then dropped our ropes down which I had already arranged. We took quite a while to get back to the midi lift and alex was sick a few times. I short roped him up the midi ridge.

Area : France

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