Photos by uasunflower

It didn't look overhanging from the bottom, but this pitch took all our energy for its mere 30 meters. Great introduction to 6- and a great fall with more thant 300m of ice.

view on the big ones from Shilhorn skiing area

Approaching the Monchjoch hut in complete solitude and perfect weather on Xmas day, 2005. Last visitors to the hut in november, plentiful of wood and food therefore available all for me there :)

a wonderful swiss hut with a winter room, stove, wood, and food for a tired climber. Nothing better than that, with Jungfrau in the window for additional points :) Xmas 2005.

Sea of snow with the Monchjoch hut and a part of the normal South East route up Monch visible on the left.

Beautiful beach of En Vau as seen from la breche du castelvieil

Awesome rap to get to Castelvieil traverses

the start of Traversee du Castelvieil, at the horizon the start of Traversee sans Retour

ropes hanging from our belay stance on the scariest pitch of an aid variant of Traversee sans Retour

gabe on Cret St Michel, after completing another awesome route

Me at the Centrale, flying into the unknown

Starting up the Moine ridge up Aiguille Verte, the route that we had to give up after being too late with the route finding, we found this staring into our bewildered and sleepy eyes...

One of the best 5.10s I did at the Gunks so far, slabby with a few mantle moves, crux on second bolt.

Washer woman arch through the mesa arch at Island in the Sky, Canyonlands Natl. Park, February 05.

scarry silouette. After hiking to the wolf's head/block tower pass and experiencing the swiping and freezing wind there, we decided not to climb it despite the NA Classic status, 5.6 grade etc. Next time...

South Buttress on Pingora - a very enjoyable climb, doable even and especially during the rough conditions we encountered this september. No K-crack variation, as the K-crack was frozen though. Warrior ridge behind me.

Following last pitch on South Buttress, Pingora, Cirque lake below. Cold!

Behind me the block tower, shark's nose and overhanging tower. They do not inspire climbing ambition at all in this picture for some reason...

After pulling the famous Move, all happy about myself and climbing.

After pulling another crazy 5.6 roof at the gunks. Where else could you find these moves on a 5.6...great day of climbing!

Traverse below the famous move on High E. Less dramatic than it looks.

Alex leading first pitch on pinnacle. Main problems started when we realized we had to get down, after 5 pitches, at 3 pm and with 90mph winds ignoring our crampons and our will power...

Me following the hard first overhanging pitches of this awesome classic

A mystyc mountain, it used to be bedeviled as no easy access to the top was possible. Normal route was only done after the war when people were more eager for new adventure and didn't believe in devil anymore. Careful, friable rock - but awesome scenery up there!

Reflecting on my experiences of the previous night, i took this picture sitting behind the bannister of Albert 1er and wondering when i'll get another chance to go up this appealing summit.