Cours de Glace

DSC06189 On the tongue of the Glacier de Moiry DSC06191 Christine being helped by Ladat with her crampons DSC06192 Phico (Philippe Sonnard) DSC06193 Our playground for the next few hours
DSC06194 How to walk on ice with crampons DSC06195 Phico and Johanna DSC06197 Christine roped up and ready DSC06198 One of a million ways off using your "cordelette"
DSC06199 Olivier and Johanna pondering ropecraft DSC06201 Christine on the upperward path DSC06203 In the middle following a seam DSC06204 An ice cave in which you could get really wet
DSC06206 Gilles, Christine and Ladat negotiating a crevasse (which you can't see) DSC06208 Phico and the obligatory yellow boots DSC06209 Johanna and gear DSC06210 Phico finding a challenging route through the seracs
DSC06211 More seracs DSC06212 Christine following along DSC06213 Let's see how hard we can make this! DSC06215 We wait while Phico works out the route
DSC06216 Christine starting up DSC06217 Still starting... DSC06218 On her way DSC06220 Clipping the rope
DSC06221 This was a very big step up where Christine required a little more "tension" on the line DSC06224 On to the next obstacle DSC06225-annttd Meanwhile I ponder what was proposed as our route for tomorrow! DSC06226 The sun came out
DSC06228 Glacier DSC06229 Christine proceeds to the right DSC06230 Clips the rope DSC06231 Still messing with the carabiners
DSC06232 Onward! DSC06233 More to go, but alas I missed the best part, with a stirrup over a crevasse DSC06234 Christine maintains her skepticism DSC06236 Ladat and Johanna as we mess around with "mouflage"
DSC06237 Where we started DSC06238 Where we are going-Cabane de Moiry DSC06239 Testing the mechanical advantage of the mouflage DSC06240 An ice mushroom as a anchor
DSC06241 The next morning we head up the Pigne de la Lö DSC06243 Something could fall down so we all wear helmets DSC06244 Johanna's cordée DSC06245 Looking down our cordée
DSC06246 Up the first section we look toward Pointe de Mourti DSC06247 We can see in cross-section the route that they had proposed DSC06249 Some of the members of the Jeunesse DSC06250 Phico
DSC06251 Ladat on top with the Weisshorn behind him DSC06252 Looking toward the Col de Durand which I did years ago with J and F DSC06253 The Matterhorn on the left with the Dent Blanche just behind the Grand Cornier in the center DSC06255 Our crew on the summit
DSC06256 A member of the Section who just came up on his own for a stroll! (and another good look at the proposed route) DSC06258 The route down along the ridge DSC06260 The clouds started to boil up out of the valleys DSC06261 Bernese Oberland in the distance
DSC06262 One last photo of the Matterhorn DSC06264 And of the route that we didn't take! DSC06265 The ridge that we descended