Chamonix Weekend - Col du Midi & Mer de Glace

A weekend climbing ice around Chamonix with West Bromwich Mountaineering Club in May 2006.

We flew out on the Friday afternoon, and consumed far too much lager in a dodgy Mexican restaurant near the Hotel Louvre in which we stayed.

On the Saturday we were turned back by snow conditions on Mont Blanc du Tacul which was clearly waiting to avalanche.

On saturday we climbed ice on the Mer de Glace above Montenvers, and on the Sunday we flew home. Dave spent most of the weekend doing a ’killer tomato impression from wearing his beanie hat on the Col du Midi.