Looking for a little advice on what is possible in the Alps in August. Obviously there are a lot of factors here but I'll narrow it down a bit:
We:
- Are reasonably experienced rock climbers up to about HVS
- Have a couple of Scottish winter seasons behind us, nothing crazy but happy with crampon and tool usage etc.
- Are flexible on location as we'll be driving down and camping
Work and life dictate that the trip will be in August, which I think is quite late on the season for a lot of routes involving snow.
We really want to get out in the mountains climbing and are flexible about what kind of routes, but is it too late to go in August?
Presumably people are out there climbing at that time, so how do I go about researching routes with approaches that won't be impacted by later season heat?
Any advice, ideas or signposting to relevant info much appreciated.
Jakob