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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!