Ice in Cogne

Jeroen and I had a nice weekend of climbing in Cogne. Nice and stable winter weather and excellent conditions in Chamonix. But... 2 days before departure I twisted my right ankle quiet badly... In the end we climbed three unknown routes in Cogne, better than staying at home anyway.

 day 1: Vertigine Porcellana, WI3+, two pitches, on the right side of the Valleille, after Levure, nice place.


 Jeroen in the second pitch of Vertigine...

Second day: L'ago di Money, WI4+, with nice thin mixed start in the first pitch.

 

Start of first pitch

First pitch from belay...

start of second pitch...

 third pitch, really nice




start of 4th pitch, thin, but really cool climbing

 exit pitch 4

 first pitch of hidden ice, the topo mentions 4 pitches, but we climbed it in 2 pitches.

on the right L'ago di money and on the left hidden ice.