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1908 · PDF PAGE 2

Guide to the Walks & Climbs Around Arolla

VUIBEZ ICE-FALL (Pages 69-70) Ascent of the S. branch of the Vuibez Glacier through the ice-fall. Messrs. E. A. Crowley, M. W. Travers, and H. C. Travers. “Starting from the foot of the Vuibez glacier we ascended directly towards the middle of the ice-fall. Turning sharply to the left under the first big ice cliff we passed round it and bore somewhat to the right, climbing one per- pendicular wall without much difficulty. At about the level of the top of the rock rib which divides the N. and S. branches of the glacier we found our way barred by…

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1908 · PDF PAGE 1

Guide to the Walks & Climbs Around Arolla

WALKS AND CLIMBS AROUND AROLLA AIGUILLES ROUGES (Pages 49-50) S. Peak. “Climbed all the gendarmes, traversing high up, instead of by the usual way. This lends considerable difficulty to the climb. We took 5 hours, going slowly but without halts. Mr. Slings- by’s “the last” was in our case about the 5th of some dozen and a half or more. We descended it by undercut rocks N.E. face instead of his 18 ft. crack. The greatest difficulties as below this, so that the first party must have kept low down to reach the S. col “soon after.” Times: (snow bad…

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