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Gallery
of photos
of the Reps; Kingsley Jones & Sarah Hodgson |
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the Couloir de Table | | |
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the Aiguille du Tour | |
FAVOURITE
PHOTO - On the Couloir de Table
The Couloir de Table is a direct line up the South Face of the
East Flank of the Aiguille de Tour. It is only in condition in Winter or early
summer, and this ascent was made in July 2003. The snow was in great condition,
and so the ascent was made quickly. The image is a favourite, not because of its
looks, but as it is a reminder of a great day in the mountains. At the top of
the couloir, we followed the sharp ridge across the North and South summits, before
making a complete traverse of the ridge to the summit of the Aiguille du Purtscheller,
and back down to the Albert Premier hut.
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| On
Summit of Tacul | Summit
of Mont Blanc | On
the Vallee Blanche | Gran
Paradiso Summit |
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| Steep
Ice Climbing | On
the Mer de Glace | Matterhorn
in Winter | Boulder
Problems |
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| Summit
of Mont Blanc | Winter
Ice Climbing | Aiguilles
Rouges Rock | Tacul,
Supercouloir |
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The
Reps Ice Climbing Gallery | |
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Climbing
Tutto Relativo | | |
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in the Val de Cogne | |
FAVOURITE
PHOTO - Tutto Relativo in Cogne
In the Winter of 2003/4, the ice conditions varied a lot throughout
the year, due to changes in temperature and the various snowfalls. At the start
of the year we visited Tutto Relativo in Val de Cogne, a WI.4. ice climb, and
it was too fragile to ascend, but this photo is of our ascent in February, when
the ice conditions were much better. The photo is of the third pitch, which is
a free standing pillar of ice, and it forms in a overhanging amphitheatre of dark
rock. This image shows the fragility of the ice, with the delicate icicles forming
against the backdrop of the foreboding rock structure.
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| Leading
Patrie Droite | The
Patrie Icefalls | Approach
to the Icefalls | Val
de Cogne in Winter |
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| Climbing
Cascade Lillaz | First
pitch Tutto Relativo | On
the Trient Icefalls | The
X-Files Ice Climb |
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| Top
of Mini Couloir | Cascade
Lillaz | On
Mini Couloir | Cogne
Village in snow |
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| Cogne
in the evening | Val
de Cogne ice | Ice
Goulotte | Blue
ice leading |
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| Cremerie
Icefalls | Deferlante
top | Learning
to lead | Hooking
Thin Ice |
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| Cogne
dry tooling | On
bolted mixed route | From
dry back to ice | 1st
of Pierrot Riggolo |
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The
Reps Mountaineering Gallery | |
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On
the Bosses Arête | | |
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Mont Blanc 4810m | |
FAVOURITE
PHOTO - Bosses Arête Sunrise
This photo was taken in early June 2004 on an ascent of Mont Blanc.
It was at about 5:30 in the morning, and the sun was just rising in the East.
The sun picked out the sea of clouds that covered the Aiguilles Rouges, and the
range of colours in the sky was amazing. The thin cloud formations were due to
the high wind that day, though this didn't stop us reaching the top. The image
really shows the different world that the high altitude climber can experience
every time they ascend a mountain, with the vast contrasts of the beauty of the
landscape, and the harshness of the environment.
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| On
the Col du Midi | Near
the Tete Rousse | Traverse
of Crochues | In
the Aiguilles Rouges |
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| Snowshoeing
to a hut | View
to the Jorasses | Towards
La Verte | Crossing
a crevasse |
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| View
of
Grand Couloir | Above
the Gouter Hut | Ski
Touring | Summit
of Mont Blanc |
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| Cosmiques
Arete | Setting
new tracks | Descending
from Gouter | Approaching
Signal |
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| Grandes
Jorasses | Bivvy
Camp Fire | Descending
from Midi | North
Face of Tacul |
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| Placing
Ice Screws | A
small overhang | On
Gran Paradiso | Glacier
Travel |
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The
Reps Alpine Mountains Gallery | |
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North
Face Triangle of | | |
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Mont Blanc du Tacul | | FAVOURITE
PHOTO - Mont Blanc du Tacul
One
night in 2002, I was bivouacing on the Julien Arête above the Col du Midi,
when the sun was setting. The colours and contrasts on the North Face Triangle
of Tacul were given this amazing hue because the sun was shining through thin
storm clouds that caused it to snow later that night. Although it looks like the
mountain is in Winter conditions, the photo was actually taken in August, after
a week of heavy snowfalls. The conditions on all the North Face routes, such as
the Chere Couloir and the Contamines Grizole, were all brought into great condition
for several weeks.
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| Brevent
in the clouds | North
face Tour Ronde | Arête
de Papillons | Top
of Frendo Spur |
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| Ridge
to Aig du Midi | The
Mont Blanc Massif | Jorasses
at Dawn | Snow
Mounds |
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| Aiguilles
Sunset | Aiguille
de Chardonnet | South
Face Mont Blanc | Dent
du Geant |
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| Aiguille
du Midi | View
from the Eiger | Nordwand
of Eiger | Paradiso
Summit View |
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| Cosmique
& Midi | South
Face of Midi | Cosmiques
& Tacul | Midi
Plan Traverse |
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The
Reps Aconcagua Expeditions Gallery | |
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Sunset
from Camp 1 | | |
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trek to Base Camp | | FAVOURITE
PHOTO - Sunset from Pampas de Lenas Camp
This photo was taken on the last day of our Aconcagua expedition
in January 2005, when on the trek off the mountain. Our final camp was at Pampas
de Lenas at 2700m, at which altitude we got our first really good nights sleep
after the climb. The sunset turned the sky a deep purple colour, and just as the
sun set, the ridge was picked out by the last rays of sunlight. The characteristic
red hue of the Andean rocks is really well displayed. This photo was chosen as
it signified the end of our expedition, and it was great to watch the
colours evolve as we relaxed after the
22km trek down from the
Base Camp at Plaza Argentina at 4200m.
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| Another
river crossing | First
view of summit | Base
Camp at 4200m | View
of the
Base Camp |
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| Mules
carrying loads | View
at Camp 1, 5100m | Approach
to Base Camp | Descending
to the
BC |
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| View
from near 6000m | On
route up to Camp 2 | On
the
Neive Penitentes | Rest
day at Base Camp |
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| The
route to Camp 1 | Sunrise
on approach |
The
Relinchos
Gorge | Start
of approach
trek |
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The
Reps Mountain Huts Gallery | |
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Leschaux
Hut in the | | |
| middle
of Winter 2001 | | FAVOURITE
PHOTO - The Leschaux Hut in Winter
Without an explanation, you probably wouldn't guess what this photo
is of, and that is what makes so interesting. It shows the outside of the Leschaux
mountain hut after it had been avalanched and then covered in yet more snowfalls.
The image makes two key points; firstly that our existance in the mountains is
so marginal especially in winter conditions, and secondly the photo evokes a feeling
of safety in that the hut provides an escape from the cold weather outside. In
fact this wasn't quite the case, as even after we had cooked inside, we measured
the temperature in the hut as -36°.
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Mulets & Bosses | Route
to Gouter Hut | The
Cosmiques Hut | The
Vallot Refuge |
