Winter preperation

Non walking approach

Not stellar weather but still very good

So I'm currently out in the Alps doing a little bit of winter preparation as conditions are very good out here at the moment. We arrived yesterday so we opted for a short 'Scottish Style' route on Aguille Du Midi. Now, given this is a very short approach (A lift then 4 abseils off the lift station) and it was the weekend, we were not the only one's with this idea. So choice 1 was out of the question but we found space on the brilliant Vent Du Dragon (TD-). I had done this route in the past but in terrible conditions. Today was bliss compared to when I last did it. The ice was great and fat, there wasn't waist deep snow and the mixed sections were very accommodating. Felt like Scottish 6 which is about right. It felt like Scottish 7 last time. We topped out onto the Cosmiques Arete and up to the lift for a leisurely afternoon. Time to plan next route.