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August 15 to 16, 2009
Yours Truly, Pilar, Philippe, Micha, Domitille and Jean-Guy
Third alpine trip for me this week!
2500m elevation gain
Summit: 3459m
Difficulty: easy glacier with scrambling summit
Night finish
Parc National des Ecrins, France
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The group all happy at the start. Tete des Fetoules is the glaciated summit 2500m above us! |
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Micha in the steep day 1 approach hike. |
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Looking back down the valley to the parking. |
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Bivy by a mountain pond. Summit above. Sweet spot! |
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Day 2: approaching the glacier. |
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View west, with the morning sun. |
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Looking up to the summit. |
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Beauty galcier. |
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South face of the Meije. Mooahaha, 4 days ago, Juraj and I were up there! See here. Our bivy is marked in yellow. |
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Steepish snow. |
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Final scramble to the summit. |
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Summit shot!!! |
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Domitille rapping back down, with the Meije behind. |
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Holding down the ice anchor. |
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Descending the glacier. |
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Final rap back to the descent. Now it's just 2000m back down to the car. Ooofff!!! We were wrecked and a half!!! |
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