steve utilises the high-altitude solar radiation flux to activate the photothermic sole-plate
...after a leisurely breakfast at 5am we grab our rucksacks and set off in the pre-dawn light... pausing at the bergschrund we see last night's hut companions toiling behind us; an army of ants... the snow turning to slush puppy beneath our crampons we stand on the summit ridge - another hundred metres... a party of italians overtake us as we surmount the last rise, they studiously ignore us as we pull out our equipment at a record-breaking altitude of 4023m and IRON
steve utilises the high-altitude solar radiation flux to activate the photothermic sole-plate
performing a black-body radiation analysis: we are within accepted norms for the commencement of thermal de-creasing
steve IRONS
dave IRONS
matt IRONS
photos © 2002 dave futyan text © 2002 steve jolly
the walk up from montenvers alone nearly killed us... then la nonne... two hours up the glacier then a desperate scramble up a choss gully to the ridgeline... excellent scrambling up the ridge then a traverse across the face and up to the top: once more it was time to iron out the creases from our garments
andy IRONS on la nonne - note safety precautions and don't try this at home
photo © 2002 andy buckley & steve jolly text © 2002 steve jolly
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