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ridge and onto the summit proper. The view was incredible looking east across the Spanish and French Pyrenees, although the mountains were largely shrouded in cloud which served to give perspective, and looking west onto Aneto’s neighbour, Maladeta, and beyond. A long descent and 10 hours of mountaineering later we were back in the hut with a well-earned beer,
having put what I expect is the first RMAS team on top of the highest peak in the Pyrenees and the third highest in Spain.
Day four was further rope work and skills, con- solidating what we had learnt and putting addi- tional bits into practice like crevasse rescue sys- tems followed by an ascent of Pica De Blanca (2,847m) with its exceptional views out to the French Pyrenees.
A hike back to the car, drive to Barcelona, night in Barcelona and we were all going our separate ways.
The view was incredible looking east across the Spanish and French Pyrenees
It was an excellent week of AT. The mountains were superb, instruc- tion was great, the weather couldn’t have been better and all had a great time. Whether all wanted to continue with long ascents of far off moun- tains for ‘fun’ remains to be seen but, as I write this, I am in the Swiss Alps mountaineering...
Exercise SARENNE CADET
OCdt Whitehead
At the end of two terms at RMAS, nine Officer Cadets from Alamein Company set off for a week of mountain biking in the steep and breathtaking surroundings of Alpe d’Huez, France. They were accompanied by two instructors: the talented OCdt Jardine, an
accomplished racer from the Junior Term and Cpl Underwood RM, an experienced multi-disci- pline instructor. It was a refreshing change from life at the Academy, testing us with a different type of challenge.
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