Another day dawns with the birds singing, the sun shining, the kettle boiling and the happy band grinning at the thought of yesterdays fun and the prospect of another day in the mountains! The forecast was for Blue thermals and a light NW wind but with the possibility that the NW wind might erode the effect of the valley breeze.
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| JB nearly at the top of Tete de L'Estrop |
Getting away was easy and the plan was to meet up on the Parcour and then decide where to go once we had assessed the conditions. We all arrived there low and had to work hard to climb out of the trees. We climbed up but the conditions were definitely not inspiring us with the confidence to venture any further into the mountains so we contented ourselves with trying to get above Tete d'Estrop (around 10000ft amsl) before heading for home and an early finish in time for Phil get de-rigged and packed up for an Oh my God it's early start in the morning. As Phil leaves us Rowan arrived, having flown to Marsielle and taken the bus to Malijei where he was met by Matt and JB and quickly settled into the routine of staying at La Motte Du Caire.
JB.
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| At the summit |
