This is what we call "grand beau"
Shadows from the rising sun
I left Christine at the hut and climbed Mont Rogneux via a blue-white route that wasn't IMHO merited: it was just another berg weg. From the first summit a view…
Looking the other way down to the hut, with la Catogne in middle ground and les Dents du Midi in the distance.
True summit was further but not worth the time. I had learned what I wanted about the blue-white ascent.
Stacks and mountains
Ridge after ridge
MdeM-B
La Catogne
Blue-white blazes and Alpes Vaudoises in the distance
Cushion plant
Down-bound trail
D-B trail
Jump ahead: back near the top of the lifts at Bruson, some Val d'Hérens
Butch cows
Larch savanna
End of the hike: we are hustling to catch the train
Packing for Oerlikon
