11 - 13 August 2017 Weissmies

20170811 135836 Talky coffee in Visp 20170811 153813 Foggy start above Furggstalden 20170811 154526 20170811 154755
20170811 155635 trail crosses cliffy area 20170811 155817 above debris channel 20170811 160739 into snow zone 20170811 163432
20170811 175014 fellow guest at Almageller Hutte 20170811 175056 Id-ing flowers in German 20170811 175114 20170811 175355
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20170812 093812 lounge area 20170812 095217 outside patio too cold for use 20170812 095430 slide 20170812 100154 Almageller Hutte with Mischabel in clouds
20170812 113532 Next day I hiked slowly up through the snow 20170812 131927 to Almagelleralp Hutte 20170812 131934 Weissmies on the left with the arête that we will follow 20170812 132536 waiting for the weather to clear
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2017-08-12 17.05.46 slack line above pond DSC08680 5:30AM the next day DSC08695 climbing to the pass by headlamp DSC08698 Weissmies from south
2017-08-13 06.06.01 dawn 20170813 062303 up a snowfield Pizzo d'Andolla behind 20170813 062652 20170813 062655 sun rises
20170813 063216 20170813 063221 more 20170813 063344 up we go toward the arête 20170813 063640
20170813 063644 about to rope up 20170813 075241 Jean Marc 20170813 075245 Greg F. 20170813 075257 Lago Maggiore at R
20170813 075259 fully illuminated 20170813 082720 the arête 20170813 083330 20170813 084641 a rescue mission
20170813 084842 guide/doctor descending IMG 7075 20170813 101446 2017-08-13 17.31.31 near the end of the arête
IMG 7077 at the top a (dull) knife edge 20170813 110333 two Gregs 20170813 110415 our group was not alone 20170813 110436 L to R. Greg, Jean-Marc, David
20170813 110515 Panorama 1 20170813 110520 Panorama 2 20170813 110757 Panorama 3 20170813 111906 down the N side of Wiessmies
20170813 113943 looking back toward summit 20170813 114946 corde tendue 20170813 115005 because of crevasses 20170813 121428 threading seracs
DSC08711 why ice falls down