Pointe Zinal (ridge
and NF)
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Date: |
August 2002 |
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Partner: |
John Scoles, Irma Weber
and Günter Haas |
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Conditions: |
- Weather: Rain in the
night and morning (hut) and snow (ridge)
- Ridge: a slight snow
cover on some of the rocks, but it was not bad.
- NorthFace: Optimal:
~10cm of compact snow cover
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Comment: |
- We wanted to do the
Dent d'Herens but the weather
was too bad so we went for this easy route.
- John dropped his
crampons down the Northface
so we went down on this side and continued to
the Mountet-Hut instead of going back to Schoenbiel.
- The North-Face is not
well known, but it can be a
worthwile substitute if the weather is too bad for long
tours.
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