Movie Theater At Chamonix on the Grand Jorasas
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Nice route but soft, crux was OK, its Euro style of alpine but I would give it go if I still could.
I did many productions like this, I rigged and hauled 3/4 gear camera complete with tripod many times for local production company, seen below, me on the left. photog in the middle, producer on the right.
I would climb a pitch, build my anchor, then haul the 3/4 gear up, rig it, bring the photog and/or director/producer up, rap back down, climb the pitch ascend on by then repeat. This is me in the cave on the left bringing up the producer.
Today's production with GoPro and light digi is not the same.
Thanks, this brought back many memories of my hard. large and in charge days.
I did many productions like this, I rigged and hauled 3/4 gear camera complete with tripod many times for local production company, seen below, me on the left. photog in the middle, producer on the right.
I would climb a pitch, build my anchor, then haul the 3/4 gear up, rig it, bring the photog and/or director/producer up, rap back down, climb the pitch ascend on by then repeat. This is me in the cave on the left bringing up the producer.
Today's production with GoPro and light digi is not the same.
Thanks, this brought back many memories of my hard. large and in charge days.
At Chamonix on the Grand Jorasas
Thanks for that. Chamonix is indeed beautiful... And crowded.
Gotta love ice that has the consistency of plastic: Tools sink in with that solid feel and 'thock' sound. It sure beats having water pour out the center of your ice screws!
Thanks for that. Chamonix is indeed beautiful... And crowded.
Gotta love ice that has the consistency of plastic: Tools sink in with that solid feel and 'thock' sound. It sure beats having water pour out the center of your ice screws!
I understand you climb if you are posting this?
Watched this a couple times and prob will a few more but where is the glory top out, just ends.
A couple learning thoughts:
Angle on their cordelette is very steep producing excess force on their anchor.
Not one time did I see the rope gun protect the belay, that would be a fall factor 2 on their anchor, scary.
Angle on their screws was steep.
Rope management was poor.
Never understood via ferrata, now if they larged up and gunned the entire route!!!!!!
Wish I had a heated cabin at the base of all my routes.
Did not know climbers used adze any more.
Love the old school tethers in modern age, mine use to have a slider friction plate that would adjust the length and of course aider skyhook
But again, looks like a fun route, thanks for posting this.
Euro ice tends to have more air and moisture so it is more plastic. Freeze thaw cycle has a greater swing in temps to set up sticky ice.
More northern lats has less swing in cycles and dry air mass so the ice is dry and hard.
Ice screws, gotta love Warthogs for pro!
Loved to set up a gumbie, drive in a SNARG, get a good laugh watching them twist the whole thing out.
