Blog: Back from Patagonia and VIDEO: Alex Schweikart – 7b Crack – Couteray

I’ve just got back from a 3 week trip to Patagonia in South America. More pictures, videos and info to come from that trip. Suffice to say we had a great time, but terrible weather!

The last few days back in Chamonix have been excellent, with blue skies and great skiing with Emily.

Emily Andrew in 50cm of fresh powder at Brevent, Chamonix. Not a bad thing to come home to!

Whilst I was away in Patagonia I had a lot of time to spend on my laptop, but no internet connection. I used my time to work on video filming and editing skills (thanks Matt Pycroft!) and have a couple of short videos to put up on here from old footage and lots of ideas and skills for new videos for this year.

The first of the archive material is German powerhouse Alex Schweikart on a 7b roof crack at Couteray in Vallorcine, France. I shot this in the spring of 2011! If only I knew then what I know now. Anyway, here it is, I hope Alex enjoys it.

Big HELLO! to Alex and Chrissi wherever they may be!

More videos and articles from Patagonia to come soon – ciao.

Jack

VIDEO: Alex Schweikart on Oddfellows, 8c, Frankenjura

Continuing the run of publishing videos, here’s a short clip of my friend Alex. She’s cool. She likes cakes.

In this clip, which is sadly lacking any cakes, Alex attempts the short and powerful Frankenjura 8c Oddfellows at Pornowand.

Smash it!

So, this little clip was a bit of an afterthought really, I had spent a few hours shooting stills of Alex on this route, some of which I am very pleased with, I’ll dig one out and publish it soon. I’m keen to put this video online today, as I know Alex is back at Pornowand today attempting the route – GO ALEX! 🙂