Dent d'Oche 10.10.2013

DSCN9842 We drove Toto over to the French side of the lake and up to the trailhead for la Dent d'Oche DSCN9843 Christine is ready for some fresh air and exercise! DSCN9844 We approach tree line. DSCN9845 The Jura and the Petit Lac near Nyon.
DSCN9847 The rugged Alpes Chablaisannes - not high but steep! DSCN9848 Getting close to where it gets steep DSCN9851 Mont-Blanc DSCN9850 presides over the the lower ranges
DSCN9853 So it got a little steep here DSCN9855 Reassuring to see some other people out here DSCN9856 Looking down the gully we came up DSCN9857 More chains as we appoach the cabane.
DSCN9858 Find the staircase hidden in the rock DSCN9859 The Cabane de la Dent d'Oche sits right on the ridge. DSCN9860 The Weisshorn to the east DSCN9861 Panorama 0
DSCN9862 Panorama 1 - Les Cornettes de Bise DSCN9863 Panorama 2 DSCN9864 Panorama 3 - Le Grand Combin DSCN9865 Panorama 4 - les Dents du Midi
DSCN9866 Panorama 5 DSCN9867 Panorama 6 - Aiguille Verte and other needles DSCN9868 Panorama 7 DSCN9869 Panorama 8 - Mont-Blanc
DSCN9870 Panorama 9 DSCN9871 Panorama 10 DSCN9872 Looking down at the cabane from the summit DSCN9873 CP tops out at the cabane
DSCN9874 Le Grammont (L), les Jumelles and les Diablerets (distance R) DSCN9875 Rugged! DSCN9876 Les Cornettes de Bise DSCN9878 Looking toward Montreux and les Rochers de Naye
DSCN9879 Bottom of arrow point to our building DSCN9881 Other summiteers DSCN9882 Le Grammont and les Jumelles DSCN9883 Summit ridge
2013-10-19 14.58.17 Coming down the gully 2013-10-19 15.01.52 Going down is very different than going up DSCN9884 Fooling with DSCN9885 focal length
DSCN9886 Mountains behind mountains DSCN9887 Back down below the gully and on our way out.