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McNab Snowsports News
08/10/2009
Gulmarg trip details are now on line.
Just posted the trip details for Gulmarg. Limited places so get in touch!
04/10/2009
More news and updates for 2010!
After 10 years with McNab snowboarding, Mel is moving on to new things! Plus More course news and Neils usual waffle!
24/09/2009
Important winter and web news - read this!
There are changes a coming! read this to find out more about next winters schedule.
23/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice and back!
Just back from the big ride! check it out!!
22/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice - Day 3 and Day 4
Injury and final stretch
20/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice - Day 2
Still pedaling ;)
16/09/2009
Changing Seasons, Autmn is on its way!
There's definitely a change in season going on here. Snow in the mountains and the leaves are turning for Autumn. Winter is on its way!
12/09/2009
Nice climbing this morning!
Great little climb this morning, more news and Jazzy's video!
09/09/2009
And another!
Just down from another Mont Blanc and a new personal Guiding speed record of 4hrs 20mins from the midi to the top!
02/09/2009
Another succesful Mont Blanc assault!
Another Mont Blanc in the prescence of Mountaineering Royalty!
18/06/2009
You are our inspiration!
This inter season has been a time of reflection, a time to re-focus and a time to re-evaluate our reasons for doing what we do.
21/05/2009
Carpe Diem, Forever Onwards!
We say goodbye and life goes on, 'Seize the Day' and live for every moment.
08/05/2009
In loving memory of our great friend Keith McIntos
We have received so many messages from all those lives that Keith has touched and influenced.
06/05/2009
The tragic loss of our greatest friend and partner
The tragic loss of our greatest friend and partner, Keith you will ride in our hearts forever!
Gulmarg trip details are now on line.
Just posted the trip details for Gulmarg. Limited places so get in touch!
04/10/2009
More news and updates for 2010!
After 10 years with McNab snowboarding, Mel is moving on to new things! Plus More course news and Neils usual waffle!
24/09/2009
Important winter and web news - read this!
There are changes a coming! read this to find out more about next winters schedule.
23/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice and back!
Just back from the big ride! check it out!!
22/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice - Day 3 and Day 4
Injury and final stretch
20/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice - Day 2
Still pedaling ;)
16/09/2009
Changing Seasons, Autmn is on its way!
There's definitely a change in season going on here. Snow in the mountains and the leaves are turning for Autumn. Winter is on its way!
12/09/2009
Nice climbing this morning!
Great little climb this morning, more news and Jazzy's video!
09/09/2009
And another!
Just down from another Mont Blanc and a new personal Guiding speed record of 4hrs 20mins from the midi to the top!
02/09/2009
Another succesful Mont Blanc assault!
Another Mont Blanc in the prescence of Mountaineering Royalty!
18/06/2009
You are our inspiration!
This inter season has been a time of reflection, a time to re-focus and a time to re-evaluate our reasons for doing what we do.
21/05/2009
Carpe Diem, Forever Onwards!
We say goodbye and life goes on, 'Seize the Day' and live for every moment.
08/05/2009
In loving memory of our great friend Keith McIntos
We have received so many messages from all those lives that Keith has touched and influenced.
06/05/2009
The tragic loss of our greatest friend and partner
The tragic loss of our greatest friend and partner, Keith you will ride in our hearts forever!
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Title: Nice climbing this morning!
Date: 12/09/2009
I Guided our regular tour of the Petite Fourche from the Albert
premier refuge over to Trient. The Glaciers are even drier than
last week, I've never seen them like this in 20 years of being up
in the mountains.
The Trient plateau is down to bare Ice which I've never seen before, its kind og interesting to see all the huge crevasses that we normally walk over on a thin layer of snow!
The Glacier run down from the Col du Passon is also totally down to the ice and once again the crevasses there are pretty impressive to see. There's some big holes up there, you could drive a double decker bus into some and it wouldn't hit the sides and you wouldn't see it hit the bottom either!!
Some very narrow and delicate snow bridges remain as the only way across some of these yawning voids, it pretty interesting up there at the moment!
On the way back from Trient instead of doing the regular Aiguille du Tour route which isn't looking too hot at the moment, very dry and not very appealing looking with lots of rock fall potential, I took on a new venture climbing the excellent ridge from the col du Tour up to the Tete Blanche, my team were quite strong and so we took the final steep headwall which offered some excellent easy rock climbing in a very atmospheric setting. Great fun!
Tomorrow I head up to the Tete Rousse, for the last time this season, for my last Mont Blanc of the summer (although I had too e-mails today on my way down, for two more ascents before the end of the month). Of course I'll be busy out on the bike next week and then it time to catch up with planning the winter activities.
A few people have been asking about a Greenland trip, I've not planned anything for this year but 2011 will be a definite for Greenland so if you're interested let us know.
Tech clinics and Off piste clinics are looking very popular this winter, its great to see riders taking interest in their personal improvement and I'm looking forwards to these weeks myself. Its always good to get stuck in and see people improve, very inspiring!
I'm going to take Christmas off but am getting bookings for Private instruction/guiding around New Year and early Jan. If you need dates for availability for Private sessions get in touch with Mel as she's in charge of my calendar, I just do what I'm told!
Jeff or (Jazzy) as he likes to be known has put together a video (as he has far too much time on his hands these days) from one of the BC courses a couple of years ago. Check it out paste the link as I can't get it to play here (or go to my blog page).
http://www.vimeo.com/6471922
Right, might sneak out on the bike for a quick spin.
Hope all is well back in the real world.
Neil.
The Trient plateau is down to bare Ice which I've never seen before, its kind og interesting to see all the huge crevasses that we normally walk over on a thin layer of snow!
The Glacier run down from the Col du Passon is also totally down to the ice and once again the crevasses there are pretty impressive to see. There's some big holes up there, you could drive a double decker bus into some and it wouldn't hit the sides and you wouldn't see it hit the bottom either!!
Some very narrow and delicate snow bridges remain as the only way across some of these yawning voids, it pretty interesting up there at the moment!
On the way back from Trient instead of doing the regular Aiguille du Tour route which isn't looking too hot at the moment, very dry and not very appealing looking with lots of rock fall potential, I took on a new venture climbing the excellent ridge from the col du Tour up to the Tete Blanche, my team were quite strong and so we took the final steep headwall which offered some excellent easy rock climbing in a very atmospheric setting. Great fun!
Tomorrow I head up to the Tete Rousse, for the last time this season, for my last Mont Blanc of the summer (although I had too e-mails today on my way down, for two more ascents before the end of the month). Of course I'll be busy out on the bike next week and then it time to catch up with planning the winter activities.
A few people have been asking about a Greenland trip, I've not planned anything for this year but 2011 will be a definite for Greenland so if you're interested let us know.
Tech clinics and Off piste clinics are looking very popular this winter, its great to see riders taking interest in their personal improvement and I'm looking forwards to these weeks myself. Its always good to get stuck in and see people improve, very inspiring!
I'm going to take Christmas off but am getting bookings for Private instruction/guiding around New Year and early Jan. If you need dates for availability for Private sessions get in touch with Mel as she's in charge of my calendar, I just do what I'm told!
Jeff or (Jazzy) as he likes to be known has put together a video (as he has far too much time on his hands these days) from one of the BC courses a couple of years ago. Check it out paste the link as I can't get it to play here (or go to my blog page).
http://www.vimeo.com/6471922
Right, might sneak out on the bike for a quick spin.
Hope all is well back in the real world.
Neil.