Cold Thistle: Old school, New school.... 24 years of Alpinism.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Old school, New school.... 24 years of Alpinism.

The Croz Spur, winter 1987, Christophe Profit and the Simond Chacal/Barracuda.

The Croz Spur, fall 2009, Will, Jon with the Nomic and Cobra.

Croz spur with Slovenian start- Grandes Jorasses from Jonathan Griffith on Vimeo.

4 comments:

Bruno Schull said...: Hi Dane,

Wow--that old video is impressive. There is one part in the middle where Christophe falls into a steady, fast rhythm, climbing with both tools...it reminds me of Ueli Steck on his recent speed climbs. The more things change, the more they stay the same....; October 15, 2010 at 6:14 AM
Bruno Schull said...: Hi Dane,

Wow! That old video is great. Some of the footage of Christophe when he is moving fast reminds me of the recent videos of Ueli Steck on his speed climbs. The more things change, the more they stay the same....I was also impressed with the other video. Alpine Exposures does a great job. Just a head's up: I posted a comment to the REI pack review--because it's an older post, I thought I would mention it here. I don't know how far back you look. have a great season. Bruno; October 15, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Dane said...: Bruno,
Fun stuff isn't it? I am really impressed with Jon Griffith's photo work and his and Will's climbing. Strong lads! My favorite blog on the Internet.

http://www.alpineexposures.com/blogs/chamonix-conditions; October 15, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Dane said...: Forgot..I see every comment as it is posted and have to clear them to be published so I see everything back to day one :)

Thanks for the comments! I always wonder if anyone is really reading this stuff.; October 15, 2010 at 4:11 PM

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