Day out in the Mountains

With the beautiful weather continuing, a lot of the work on the chalet done, it was time to get out into the mountains for a day. It is a great time to be out with the summer crowds gone. You are only sharing the mountains with the wild animals, and because it is quieter they are easier to see.

 

We headed out to have a closer look at a couloir that we have been watching for a few winters and want to ski. Its a good idea to figure out the lines and any potential dangers before jumping in.

Setting off from the col we headed up to the lac san fond. From here it was a direct, pathless climb up the couloir towards the Ponte de lac san fond and Roc de Belleface.

  

It was a hard steep climb but well worth it for the views, this was topped of when we spotted Bouquetin on a far of ridge.

The back side was an interesting decent down a shale bowl.

It was a round trip of 6 hrs and 700+ vertical meters. Monty enjoyed every minute.

The col also looks very skiable so watch this space to see if we tick it of this season.

Tim's coke can campimg stove

Here are a few pic's of a light weight camping stove I have made from a couple of coke cans.

 Running on meths it will boil water with out to many problems but is not the quickest. It does however only weigh 8 grams so is incredibly light

I followed the video to make my stove and although it is a bit more involved to make than some, this version does not need pre heating to get it to work.

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I am happy with the performance of the stove but I am refining the design of the pot stand. The object of this is to make it as light and compact as possible while still being practical to use. Its also a bit of fun.