Getting ready in the tunnel of the Aiguille du Midi lift station
I've never seen the arete from the Aiguille du Midi this busy before! I guess that's what happens on a Saturday with the first calm weather for days.
Ian enjoying the last of the powder as we descend the Vallee Blanche
Chris, Pete, and Laetitia below the Geant Ice Fall
Pete, Ian, Laetitia, and Chris at the Montenver train station
Laetitia transferring Ian's weight on to her ski belay
Laetitia, Chris, and Ian in a forest of skis and poles practicing crevasse rescue in the Vallee Blanche
Ian being hauled out of our pretend crevasse
Laetitia in the Vallee Blanche
The level of the glacier in 1990! Just 23 years ago the Mer de Glace was here - who can deny Global Warming?
We thought we'd earned a beer and chips when we got back to Chamonix!
Today there was no fresh snow, no clouds, no wind, and – can you believe it – blue skies! Having achieved little in the way of the ski touring we’d planned due to the weather, it was decided that a day in the Vallee Blanche would be fun – isn’t it always! Plus we thought we could find a convenient crevasse, throw ourselves in to it, and refresh our crevasses rescue skills getting back out of it…
If I ever go ski touring again I will feel confiden that you can pull me out of any crevasse 😉
I think I’m going to deny global warming on the basis of one glacier. Please go and collect more evidence.
I want one of those beer glasses!Preferably full.