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laboured to great effect and to a high standard.
The pedestrian team of Manuel and Johnson, who concentrated
on via/errata, but also completed some good routes.
The dynamic team of Watson and Smith, whose 'warm-up' route
prov ed to be one o f their hardest.
The technical team of Hardaker and O'Connor, who developed a
taste for the roadside delights o f the Sella Towers.
The noisv team of Smith and Spivey, who indulged in 'fishing'
oft" the Sella Towers, mused on the callowness of youngsters who had never even been to Pillar Rock, and sprinted for the occasional
cable car.
The unhealthy team of Anderson and Devvsnap, whose climbing
was rudely interrupted by a bout of food poisoning.
The ambitious team of Nichols and Abram, who tested the
occasional rope and attempted a few new routes.
The eccentric team of Allison and Copley (see above), who
variously 'sacked it and rammed it' throughout the fortnight.
And the odd man out, Chastney, who teamed up with a light blue
partner to do some impressive routes.
The base campsite in Canazei was characterised in the main by a
dense conglomeration of semi-permanent caravans, in which the
Sor (a) 1.
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Area (b)
Sella Towers
Route (c)
1st. South Face (Pillastri) IV and V 1st, SE Chimney 111 1st, Fiechtel IV
2nd, North Face IV+
and. Messner VI- 3rd. W est Face V 3rd. Sw Face III+ 3rd. V inatzer VI- South Face Direct VI
South East Face (Ramp Route) IV
Kleine Micheluzzi IV+ South East Arete VII or V+/A1
Shubert Vl/Al Possnecker VF
Cinque Dita Traverse IV Via Ferrata Oskar Schuster Group E
Trincee VF Group F
Ordinary route
Via Ferrata Contrin (6136 and 602)
Via Ferrata in Collac Piaz Arete V+/A0
Via Maria IV
South W est Face V+
South Face IV
Vajolet Towers South West Ridge IV (Torre Delago) Towers South France (Delago Chimney) IV Vajolct Towers traverse IV
1st Vajolet Tower IV
3rd Vajolet Tower IV/IV+ East Face Direct (Steger) V+ Punta Emma NE Face
(Piaz Crack) V, or IV. AO Piazetta VF Group G
Torre Inglese SE Face IV-
W Face Cima Grande V
Done by (d)
Nichols/Abram Hardaker/O'Connor Anderson/Dewsnap Spivey/Smith Nichols/Abram Hardaker/O'Connor Hardaker/O'Connor Anderson/Dewsnap W atson/Smith Cockwell/Kivell Kidd/’Coc kwell Cockwell/Kivell Hardaker/O'Connor Cockwell/Kivell Watsoa/Smith Cockwell/Kivell Smith/Spivey Copley/Allison Hardaker/O'Connor Smith/Spivey
W atson/Smith Cockwell/Kivell Chastney/Kidd Chastney/Kidd
Dewsnap/Anderson Smith/Spivey Watson
W atson/Smith Hardaker/O'Connor Anderson/Dewsnap Watson/Smith Smith/Spivey Cockwell/Kivell Abram/Nichols Johnson/Manuel
Dewsnap/Anderson Cockwell/Kivell Watson/Smith Cockwell/Kivell Nichols/Abram Kidd/Copley/Chastney Cockwell/Kivell
W atson/Smith
Nichols/Abram Kidd/Chastney
Cockwell/Kivell Nichols/Abram Johnson/M anuel Johnson/M anuel Cockwell/Kivcll Cockwell/Kivcll
W atson Hardaker/O'Connor Chastney/Kidd
Remarks (e)
Or was it the
North West Ridge Direct?
Well polished!
Free
Aid pitch free at E2 5c!
At least VS!
Ron James must have done a different route!
Double 50m needed for descent Reversed
Well bolted
S Arm) Mountaineer
Piz di Ciavazes
Sassolungo
Marmolada
Sass Pordoi
Catanaccio V ajolet
Piz Boe Cinque Torre Tre Cima