Back on the ice with Ju in Freissinières: Les Larmes de Nicodème and Impatience offer a few fine pitches despite the unusually mild January weather.
Time to dust off the ice axes with Ju. We head into the Freissinières valley to see what might be climbable. As expected, with this unusually mild January weather, it is hardly an ice climber’s paradise! A few icicles are hanging here and there… We will need a proper cold spell before we can hope to climb the valley’s great classics.
For now, we take advantage of the snow-free road to drive to the far end of the valley, where we hope to find a few climbable pitches. A short walk brings us to the foot of Impatience, which starts in the Oules canyon. What a setting for the first pitch!
To ease ourselves back in, we climb the opening pitch of Les Larmes de Nicodème, then link into the upper section of Impatience: a lovely 50 m wall topped by a short ice pillar. Just the thing to get a feel for this wonderfully interactive medium again…
We also climb the upper section of Nicodème, rather thin but interesting. A fine return to ice climbing in Freissinières, making the most of whatever winter is willing to offer!
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