On High Hills is run by Mountaineering Instructor Jonty Mills. We offer mountain guiding and instruction throughout the Scottish Highlands. This blog is a diary of what we've been up to, whether work or play......
Wednesday 17 January 2018
Italian Alps
I have recently returned from an excellent,
challenging holiday to the Italian Alps. Despite the largest snow-storm
in 10 years, which disrupted travel and plans to begin with, we enjoyed
some excellent snowshoeing, ice-climbing and ski-touring.
Based near historic Aosta, we were able to visit many of the local
areas, including the classic ice-climbing venue of Cogne, the lesser
known icefalls of Valsaravenche and Valtournenche, as well as enjoying
lovely snow at Pila and on the local classic snowshoe/ski
Pointe de la Pierre. I have been visiting the Aosta Valley for over a
decade know, and enjoy finding new places to explore. As a
fully-qualified UIMLA International Mountain Leader (IML) I am
well-placed to help you enjoy this and other areas of the Alps safely,
whether trekking in summer, or snowshoeing in winter.
Climbing Pointe de la Pierre.....Mont Blanc in the background
Alpine avalanches can have a huge scale, this one almost reached the road!
Cascade de Lillaz, Cogne WI3
...and again
A beautiful afternoon on the snowshoes
When in Rome...........
The Church in Cogne, a beautiful high Alpine village
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