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Photo: Swiss Route on Les Courtes © Ronnie Smith
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This climb is in 26 logbooks, and on 39 wishlists.

Hit on the arm by a block of ice on the crux, much pain, lots of swelling, bailed from the snowfield between the cruxes. Skiied out. Disappointing.
Bart Shaw - 2nd dnf - 04/Jan/13 with Duncan R

Soloed all of the route apart from 1st crux where we put in two rope lengths. Went too far right after snow field post 1st crux, therefore doing another good 100m of 60 deg ice and rock plus an awesome mixed traverse on thin ice on rock. 1st Alpine North Face. Very happy.
Steve Wakeford - Lead β - 2013 with Julian Lösche

Soloed up to top of 1st crux. Abseiled back due to lack of time.
Steve Wakeford - Solo dnf - 2013

BorisVBlade - AltLd O/S - 01/Apr/12 with Sam Thompson

Heike - AltLd - 28/Feb/12 with Neil Adams

Neil Adams - AltLd O/S - 28/Feb/12 with Heike

thebigeasy - Feb/12

Too slow on the way up, had to bivy on top (frostbite...) and then abseil the route the next day. Awesome route, though.
Alexandre Buisse - AltLd - 13/Jan/12

Hidden - 13/Oct/11

Moved together on all of it after the bergshrund. Went down south side.
Luke Brooks - AltLd - 12/Oct/11 with Francis

Hidden - 12/Oct/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/11

Si - AltLd - 11/Mar/11

Hidden - 22/Apr/10

HamishD - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/10 with chris burn

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/09

Hidden - Solo - 30/Jul/08

mike.moss - AltLd O/S - 2008

Hidden - AltLd - Feb/07

bit epic, partner got frostbite.
zero six - AltLd dnf - Jan/04

peterbeaumont - AltLd - 1997

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Feb/93

Hidden - AltLd - Jun/84

mark-abz - AltLd - Aug/81 with Mick D

Hidden - AltLd - 23/Jul/80

Hidden - AltLd - Aug/78

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Style of ascent

Soloed2 of 26 (7.7%)
Lead4 of 26 (15.4%)
Followed1 of 26 (3.8%)
Alt Leads15 of 26 (57.7%)
Unknown4 of 26 (15.4%)

'Climbed'15 of 26 (57.7%)
clean O/S7 of 26 (26.9%)
clean β1 of 26 (3.8%)
dnf3 of 26 (11.5%)