| Outside the bandages I wore six pairs of thick woollen socks, fur boots and a crampon over-shoe of soft leather. |
| They had great weather most of the week and managed to pretty much stick to the plans. The week started with the traditional ice axe and crampon training on the Mer de Glace. |
| Sanne and Alain put the scientists through their Ice School, with ski-doo lessons, crampon training, as well as the procedure to follow when crossing glaciers and crevasse rescue. |
| Before breaking camp at the base of the Root, your guide will give you pointers on crampon use and safe route-finding. |
| Surprisingly for the layman, the struggle of their ascent is felt in the pit of the stomach, even if you don't know a bivouac from a crampon. |
| To get us used to the rope and crampon work essential on glaciers, John chose to ascend the Petite Fourche, a modest peak in the massif with striking views of the Eiger and the Matterhorn. |
