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Looks tantalisingly close to the midi station so tempting to go for it with only 2 hours of daylight left, but that would definately have left us climbing in the darkness, and the bivvy ledge is a pretty stunning place to spend a night.
erikb56 - 02/Nov/06
It makes it look very easy, are looks deceptive? How steep is the snow arete at the top? Does it feel exposed?
Geoffrey Michaels - 03/Nov/06
does doesn't it. that's partly why so tempting go for it with little time left. at top of snow arete around 50-55 degs. we went left round the rognon the last pitch of which is around 80 degs.
erikb56 - 03/Nov/06
so yes a bit deceptive, does feel fairly exposed. there's some good pictures of the ridge from the side searching with google images which give a real feel of the scale and steepness.
erikb56 - 03/Nov/06