Shambles Amongst the Alps* *Apologies to Edward Whymper Scrambles Amongst the Alps (1871)
High above Chamonix the breath of fear collects in the Grand Montets hut. The heaving crowd jostles out of the chair lift and comes face-to-face with the Aiguille Verte. Compared to a Lake District snow gully, with toasted tea cakes in the valley to come, it’s simply deadly. You remember that people die climbing in […]