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The Maurienne - we like it around here
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We had just over a week in the UK and than it was off again - Sheffield > Portsmouth > St Malo > Avallon. The only fly in the ointment was the emergence of a heat bubble just before we set off - the week we spent near Avallon was 33-35C everyday which way too hot to climb. Basically we hunkered down, made a real effort to keep the bedrooms cool and went for gentle local walks.
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Our local crag - 120 routes, minutes from the parking
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Then it was away to the mountains - five hours to the relative coolness of Aussois up at 4,800' and some climbing - at long last! Things cooled down nicely over the next week and Colin arrived (14.5 hours for an 8.5 hour journey!!) so even more climbing - currently on nine days out of the last eleven.
Then onwards again, over the Galibier Pass (8C and thick fog) to a pad near Briançon for a week - looks like a chance for a bit more rocking.
Currently booked in for two weeks cat-sitting at Chez Arran in ten days time - but just waiting for the final confirmation.
