Area Notes 1997 EDITED by JOSE LUIS BERMUDEZ
Area Notes 1997 EDITED BY JOSE LUIS BERMUDEZ Alps and Pyrenees Lindsay Griffin Russia and Central Asia Paul Knott Greenland Derek Fordham Scottish Winter Simon Richardson Middle East TonyHoward India Harish Kapadia Pakistan Lindsay Griffin & David Hamilton Nepal Bill O'Connor South America and Antarctica Chris Cheeseman LINDSAY GRIFFIN Alps and Pyrenees 1996 .. 1997 This report looks atselected activity, in terms ofboth exploration and technical performance, during the winter of 1996-97 and the following spring to autumn season. In preparing these notes Lindsay Griffin would like to acknowledge the assistance of Jerome Arpin, Valery Babanov, Gino Buscaini, A1ain Delize, Stevie Haston, Robert Jasper, Andy Kirkpatrick, Igor Koller, V1ado Linek, Pat Littlejohn, Fran~ois Marsigny, Neil McAdie, Martin Moran, Andy Parkin, Emanuele Pellizzari, Tony Penning, Michel Piola, Franci Savenc, Hilary Sharp, Pierre Tardivel, Paolo Vitali, Ed Watson and Matjez Wiegele. Technical grades are either French or UIAA unless otherwise stated. New route descriptions or corrections and any information on Alpine Club members' activities will be most welcome and should either be sent to the Club or directly to: 2 Top Sling, Tregarth, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 4RL. It is hoped that in the future all corrections and revised descriptions to routes that currently appear in Alpine Club guides will be published and acknowledged on the AC's web site (http://www.alpine-c1ub.org.uk) WINTER/SPRING 1996-1997 Pyrenees Although seemingly little frequented by other than relatively local French and Spanish climbers, the high mountains of the Pyrenees have enormous potential 243 244 THE ALPINE JOURNAL 1998 for excellent winter routes.
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