Again - thanks for the comments all. I have learned much from this trip about LF photography. In short ... IT ROCKS.
Ok, I've had a LF camera for 2 years now. But I just haven't really used it much. The old Shen Hao was a pain to use, a but clunky and too large to backpack (for me at least). But the Chamonix was the right thing to get in terms of portability and ease of use.
But, the main thing is, before I went, I did a shed-load of zone system film speed and development times testing (including n+ and n-) to see how much this would really help as far as negative quality etc goes. I chose hp5+ as my film and after some messing about with divided D23, I opted to stick with my fave pyrocat HD for the development.
I can safely state that, for me, it was the best way I could waste a 25 sheets of film. I learned that it is REALLY important to get exposure and dev times right. I was so stuck in my slap-dash "sort it out with split grade printing" attitude but now I see that the negative will really thank you for taking the time to get it right. And boy is this the case in LF. The quality of the tonal separation, gradation and detail is truly something else which I think is evident in much of these scans.
LF is king - no doubt about it.
