chamonix 2013

Chamonix 2013

March 1 - 4

Arrival at Flugere Parking Lot

Atop first climb to ? Pass

View from first pss

Looking down first ascent, day 1

First ascent, day 1

Looking back at first descent day 1

Descent line

Second ascent Day 1

Looking back at first descent day 1 and second ascent day 1

Skier group on second ascent day 1

Good view on second ascent day 1

Mt Blanc

Second pass day 1 (from distance)

Fred passing the slot of the second pass, day 1

Looking down the second descent Day 1. La Buet in the distance

Psyched for the second descent day 1!

Fred above second descent Day 1

Second descent Day 1

Second descent Day 1

Accommodations night 1 – funky and rustic in La Buet

Climbers descending from aguille du midi

Climbers descending from aguille du midi

View from Aguile du Midi

View of the Chamonix valley

Aguille du Midi

Ascent 1, Day 2

Bluebird day

Gervasutti6a 900M to summit, 600

M face

Ponte Adolf Rey

20+ climbing routes

First ascent, day 2

Loving it!

The ridge climb to our first descent, day 2

Looking up the ridge

Believe it our not, this face has been skied

Ready to climb the Aguille du Entreve

On top of Aguille du Entreve

Aguille du Entrevedescent (day 2)

Aguille du Entreve -Completedescent (day 2)

Lunch on Italian side near Courmayer

Lunch spot

Aguille du Entreve

Typical Italian guys enjoying the endless lunch

The ski elevator to Point Hellbruner

Skier staircase to Point Hellbruner

Our tracks on Aguille Entreve from Point Hellbrunner

Fred ascending Point Flambeau (third ascent of Day 2)

Atop Point Flambeau

Mer de Glace from Point Flambeau

Mer de Glace

Fred Bernard of Peak Power –Chamonix’s finest off-

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Point Flambeau from the Mer de Glaceour second descent of day 2

Pt Flambeau Descent Line

Accommodations for night 2 -

Requins Refuge

Mer de glace from Requins Refuge at Dawn, morning 3

Requins Refuge at Dawn

Our objective for

the third morning –Couloir 88

on the map to Pointe Sisyphe

Mer de Glace at daybreak

(Fred at lower middle right)

Excellent alpine rock climbing above RequienRefuge (for another day)

Early morning skin up to Couloir 88

At the base of Couloir 88

Looking back down Couloir 88

Ridge climb to Point Sisyphe

Gem miner’s hut atop Point Sisyphe

Gem miner’s hut atop Point

Sysiphe

Atop Point Sisyphe

Glacier descent after rappel from Point Sisyphe

Couloir Descent

Climber Refuge on an amazing perch

Le Dru!