Friday 8 January 2010

New toys...


Many of the best ice climbing areas now require access on ski. Robin tried it this week and loved it, so we've gone all out to get super fit and get into the mountains on skis.
A huge amount of cash later, I'm now the proud owner of touring skis, boots, skins, touring bindings and ski crampons. Shame I've only done 6 ski days so far!!
How hard can it be really?

Thanks to Christoph at Latitude Rando in Chantmerle for his patience with a) my poor french b) a customer who doesn't even know how to get in and out of ski boots properly and c) a girl who knows which boots she should have as they fit best but doesn't like the colour and makes a protest about it in the shop.
I was sensible in the end despite the fact that the really uncomfortable pair for hard core skiers matched my skis much better!!

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