http://swissmountainleader.com/wp A Mountain Leader in Switzerland Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:51:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2011/08/18/val-danniviers-facebook-group-2/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2011/08/18/val-danniviers-facebook-group-2/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:33:16 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/?p=1882 It seems like an age ago but I setup a Facebook Group for people with connections to the Val D’Anniviers. The group is one of the “old format” ones in Facebook which seems to mean it’s not great on mobile amongst other things. If the group shows any sign of life they’ll upgrade it. So [...]

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]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2009/09/21/chandolin/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2009/03/04/double-damn/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2009/03/04/double-damn/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:10:58 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://snowslider.net/?p=605 After skiing to the barrage near Zinal yesterday today we skied to the Illsee barrage near Saint-Luc. I’ve wanted to ski this for a while, I’ve skied the north face of the Bella Tolla before but not descended so far or skied into the Illsee. It’s a good line, a descent, a climb, another descent [...]

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]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2008/06/03/chandolin-zinal/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/12/21/val-danniviers-useful-information/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/12/21/val-danniviers-useful-information/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:28:53 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://snowslider.net/2007/12/21/val-danniviers-useful-information/ ]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/12/21/val-danniviers-useful-information/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/12/06/val-danniviers-opening/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/12/06/val-danniviers-opening/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:48:00 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://snowslider.net/2007/12/06/val-danniviers-opening/ ]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/12/06/val-danniviers-opening/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/03/18/saint-luc/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/03/18/saint-luc/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:48:05 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://snowslider.net/2007/03/18/saint-luc/ click on photograph for larger version This is the first time I’ve been up the Bella Tolla this season, it’s been closed the last few times I’ve been over to Saint Luc. It’s a shade over 3000m at the top and the snow is great. click on photograph for larger version As usual it was [...]

]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/03/18/saint-luc/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/03/03/st-luc-and-chandolin-2/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/03/03/st-luc-and-chandolin-2/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:38:32 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://snowslider.net/2007/03/03/st-luc-and-chandolin-2/ click on photograph for larger version It turned into a slightly late start after we arrived at St Luc and I realised I’d forgotten the liners for my boots and had to go back to Zinal to get them. The weather’s not improved much for a few days, today it was cold and very windy [...]

]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/03/03/st-luc-and-chandolin-2/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/01/14/st-luc-chandolin-2/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/01/14/st-luc-chandolin-2/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:17:52 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://snowslider.net/2007/01/14/st-luc-chandolin-2/ click on photograph for larger version That’s actually a stitched photograph and quickly stitched at that so the joins are visible. You’re always conscious in the Val d’Anniviers that you’re in amongst some pretty big mountains but from the St Luc you can really see how many 4000m peaks there are. click on photograph for [...]

]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/01/14/st-luc-chandolin-2/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/01/05/st-luc-chandolin/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2007/01/05/st-luc-chandolin/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:39:42 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://snowslider.net/2007/01/05/st-luc-chandolin/ click on photograph for larger version A fine sunny day in the Val d’Anniviers and a chance to ski at St Luc and Chandolin two linked villages in the valley. This photograph is of the picturesque cabane Illhorn above the village of Chandolin. click on photograph for larger version This is taken from the top [...]

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