It's been a good summer despite the dry start and the unsettled spell in July. Here's a list of routes guided this summer:
- Cosmiques Arete
- Pointe Lachenal Traverse
- Mont Blanc up the Gouter route - great condition in early season
- 2x Miroir d'Argentine Direct Route
- Mont Blanc de Cheilon Normal Route
- Mont Blanc de Cheilon Traverse 4(!) times. Once from Vignettes over the Pigne, once from Dix west-east, once from Dix west-east over the Pigne and on to the Vignettes, once from Dix east-west. Each time the traverse was deserted
- 2x Eveque Traverse, once from Bouquetins, once from Vignettes. Just us the first time, 1 other team the second.
- Dent Blanche South Ridge
- Tete Blanche from Bertol to Dent Blanche hut
- 2x Bishorn normal route, once breaking trail all the way
- Pigne de la Lé, Pointes de Mourti, Dent de Rosse
- Grand Cornier South ridge from the bivvy hut
- 2x Nadelhorn normal route from Bordier with the Ulrichshorn, and once from Mischabel with just us on the mountain - in fact just 3 of us in the hut..
- 2x Zinal Rothorn North ridge, just us on the mountain second time.
- 2x Matterhorn Hornli ridge
- Lagginhorn South ridge (just us)
- Weismies North Ridge - again, just us on the route.
- 4x Couronne de Bréona traverse. Met another team once.
- Lenzspitz-Nadelhorn via ENE ridge. Climbed with another pair in snowy conditions.
- Gran Paradiso north face. Perfect condition, and deserted.
- Rimpfischorn normal route from Tasch hutte
- Alphubel normal route from Tasch hut - just 2 of us on a cloudy day.
- Alphubel Rotgrat
