As promised, here is the video of the climb of the Rhodos Dindons (5.10a/A0) route in the ower slabs of the Envers des Aiguilles in the Mont-Blanc range.

That’s it, it’s the end of the vacation. But before going back to Tokyo, I had the chance to enjoy some last great climbs. The first one was in the Aiguilles Rouges range where I led a partner from the French Alpine Club (FFCAM) of Chamonix at the Aiguille de l’Index by the Sud-West ridge. The climb was easy, but the weather was great just as the view os the Mont-Blanc range[...]

Tomorrow I’m flying back to Tōkyō. Yesterday was the last sunny day of the week so I went climbing one last time before leaving Chamonix. We went climbing to the Mottets slabs, at the end of the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) glacier. A great setting with glacier lakes under our feets and the Drus, the Grandes Jorasses, the Dent du Géant and some of the Aiguilles de Chamonix peaks above our heads with autumn colors on top of everything. A breathtaking setting for a very nice climb on the slabs[...]

This week, I trained with an alpine guide to review and learn mountaineering techniques for my personal mountaineering climbs.
Monday was dedicated at reviewing self rescue rope techniques learned last year[...]

Before starting the season, Chamonix Alpine Club organized for its members a training to review mountainnering techniques under the supervision of a professional guide. Exercices took place on the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice). The menu consisted of crampons techniques, usage of ice axe, rope up techniques and crevasse recue. Here are some pictures [...]