In early June I made an attempt on the Shroud (or 'Linceul') on the Grand Jorasses with Benoit Rossett. Conditions were good, though crossing the rimaye involved a fair detour.
Unfortunately we went too far left in the bottom portion of the climb and were drawn into an area of thinly iced slabs (no depth or cohesion to the snow/ice) and lost a lot of time in downclimbing to our previous position. So we decided to abandon the climb. We were totally gutted but it was a good decision and I look forward to coming back! (And sticking further right!!) N
