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Grand Envers - Aiguille du Midi
- Date:
- 29.03.2001
- Characteristic:
- Randonnée/Telemark
A ski descent of the Grand Envers on telemark.
Aiguille Verte (4122m) from the Requin hut:
The end couloir after the Requin hut:
Cosmiques couloir from Aiguille du Midi
- Date:
- 16.03.2001
- Characteristic:
- Randonnée/Telemark
A descent from the Aiguille du Midi (3842m) to Chamonix (no. 3 in the photo). An 800m couloir at 45-50 degrees which ends on the Bosson glacier (route no. 170 in F. Damilano "Snow, Ice and Mixed vol II". In good conditions this is a spectacular ski descent in an extreme environment. We did it in 35 cm fresh snow. Descent grades 5.1/E3/D+/S5.
This is a photo of the Bosson glacier from Aiguille du Midi. You may ski all the way to Chamonix (as on the photo) or take "skiers right" at the glacier and ski to the "Plan de l'Aiguille" (2317m).
Grand Envers - Aiguille du Midi
- Date:
- 13.04.2000
- Characteristic:
- Randonnée/Telemark
Grand Envers telemark ski descent. Photo from the top of Aiguille du Midi:
Breche Pusieux - Mt. Blanc.
- Date:
- 12.04.2000
- Characteristic:
- Randonnée/Telemark
A ski ascent of the Breche Pusieux couloir (3432m) from the Aiguille du-Midi lift and a descent of the Grand Jorasses glacier. One day trip. The photo is from the climb up the 800m long 45-50 degrees steep couloir. You abseil from the top of this couloir onto the Jorasses glacier and ski down to Chamonix. In total 2432m descent.
