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"The gully narrowed and steepened, a thin ribbon of ice high to the left, and a rocky jumble over to the right. Suddenly soloing started to feel very lonely indeed..."

Mike C casts his mind back to 1980 and the Chardonnet North Spur.

Read more - http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=249

In reply to JoH - Editor:
Very enjoyable read, thanks. Some great shots too.

In reply to JoH - Editor:

Cheers to Mike for that, its good to read how peoples days turn out and even if a minor epic, a good day was had

In reply to JoH - Editor: Things that make you go <wistful sigh>

Lovely. May have to get round to writing one of these myself someday when I get a tale worth telling!

In reply to JoH - Editor: Good article, great pictures.

In reply to JoH - Editor:

Really enjoyed that.

In reply to Tyler:
I recall soloing that route in the late 70's too.

I was also young and immortal.

I remember being so tired on the way down that I elected to ignore the regular though somewhat circuitous path back to the hut, in favour of a direct line over the glacier, what could be more logical.

At the time I slipped into a couple of holes, nothing much past knee deep.

Even today this really makes me cringe - what might have happened, so clearly it made some sort of impression on the old sub-conscious.