By Caroline on August 27, 2011
Summer in the Alps went from being inexistent to full blast. It’s the hottest month of August in years. I am grateful for this spell of beautiful weather myself, but after this past few days in the mountains, I realize read more…
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By Caroline on August 27, 2011
More often than not, what makes my day as a guide or as a climber is not as much the climb as it is the people I guide or climb with. Guiding the Aiguille d’Argentière—a 3,902-meter high peak above read more…
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By Caroline on August 27, 2011
One thing I love about my job is this: It sure keeps you on your toes…both figuratively and literally, of course. But this year has been more on the figurative side of things. Europe has been hit by a southwesterly read more…
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By Caroline on August 26, 2011
The Weissmies is one of the easternmost 4,000-meter peaks in the Alps and is close to the Swiss/Italian border, in the Saastal, opposite from the famous ski resort, Saas-Fee. Because it doesn’t sit right on the main crest of read more…
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By Caroline on August 26, 2011
In 1997, I had a nasty accident in the mountains. I fell 1,200 feet down a mountain and spent two months flat on my back in a hospital, staring at the ceiling and thinking that if only I’d had more read more…
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By Caroline on August 14, 2011
One thing I love about my job is this: it sure keeps you on your toes… both figuratively and literally, of course. But this year has been more on the figurative side of things. Europe has been hit by read more…
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