Alps 2002 photographs

Here's the pictures from my July 2002 trip to Arolla in Switzerland and Chamonix.  Aguille de la Tsa, Pigne d'Arolla, Mont Blanc de Cheilon, Mont Blanc, Aguille de Tour.  There's three sets, mine, Leggy's and Erols.

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My pictures

Leggy on approach to Bertol Hut.  Hut in background

Glacier du Mont Mine.  Rope of climbers on the Haute Route departing Bertol Hut

Leggy approaching Aguille de la Tsa

Richard on the Tsa

A bit baltic on the Tsa

Pt de Genevois, S Ridge looking from the Tsa

Descending from the Tsa

 

Petit Mont Collon, Pigne d'Arolla, Mont Blanc de Cheilon, Douvres Blanch Arete from Col de la Tsa

Descending the cornice on the Col de la Tsa

Descending the Col de la Tsa

One of our climbers is missing - Richard bum-slides into a crevasse

Richard emerges from crevasse with a broken leg

The camp site in Arolla, look up at the N face of the Pigne whilst lying in your tent.

N face of Mont Blanc de Cheilon

N face of Mont Blanc de Cheilon from a different angle, it doesn't look so steep now

N face of the Pigne d Arolla

Erol and Simon, Mont Blanc de Cheilon in background

Erol with Ruinette Cheilon traverse in background

Near top of Cheilon ESE ridge

Cornices overhanging N face of Cheilon, Matterhorn in background

Erol and Leggy on Cheilon summit

Erol and Simon on Cheilon summit

Leggy on Cheilon summit

Chamonix valley and Mont Blanc

Simon, Tour glacier and Aguille de Chardonay in background

Erol, Tour glacier and Aguille de Chardonay in background

Erol and Stu at bijou bivvie site above Albert 1er Hut, Aguille de Chardonay in background

Simon, Lea, Stu at bivvie site above Albert 1er Hut.  Aguille du Tour in background

Tour Glacier at sunset

 

Sunset over Tour Glacier and Aguille de Chardonay

Sunset on Aguille du Tour

Climbing on the Table de Roc Ridge on Aguille du Tour

Erol climbing onto the Table, this is supposed to be a III move (V Diff)!

Ridge from Table to summit of Aguille du Tour

Looking down Aguille du Tour summit ridge to the Table de Roc

 

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