Riding a line like the Sentinelle Rouge is not a ski journey; it is a
trip into another dimension. First you have to climb to the top of Mont
Blanc where you ride on sight over 1000 m of terrain which is technical,
steep and exposed to serac falls. A line which drops into what can only
be described as the “unknown”. Finally and most importantly you then
have to return from one of the nastiest, scariest and remote places on
Earth entirely on your own....read on
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Grand Couloir
4810 m ; 1400 m, 200 m 50°, 1000 m 45°, pass. 55° ; East ; ED ; 5.4/ E4
Riding a line like the Sentinelle Rouge is not a ski journey; it is a
trip into another dimension. First you have to climb to the top of Mont
Blanc where you ride on sight over 1000 m of terrain which is technical,
steep and exposed to serac falls. A line which drops into what can only
be described as the “unknown”. Finally and most importantly you then
have to return from one of the nastiest, scariest and remote places on
Earth entirely on your own....read on
Riding a line like the Sentinelle Rouge is not a ski journey; it is a
trip into another dimension. First you have to climb to the top of Mont
Blanc where you ride on sight over 1000 m of terrain which is technical,
steep and exposed to serac falls. A line which drops into what can only
be described as the “unknown”. Finally and most importantly you then
have to return from one of the nastiest, scariest and remote places on
Earth entirely on your own....read on
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