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Gran Paradiso ski tour • April 20 - 23, 2017
Fred Larke stayed on after the Bernese Oberland tour, to do some more skiing around Chamonix and finish up with a ski ascent of the Gran Paradiso. Kathy was feeling strong by now, so she took the baton.
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Other Trips with Fred Berner Oberland - April 2017
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We started out on the classic "Vallée Noire" descent. |
A bluebird day, though very cold! |
We skinned up toward Pointe Helbronner, through the crevasse field high on the Géant Glacier. |
Very scenic "features". |
Having tagged a high point, we started back down north facing snow. |
This snow was better than it looks! |
This, on the other hand, was about as bad as it looks! The melt is a bit ahead of schedule this year, necessitating some tricky negotiating of bare glacier ice. Beats walking though! |
Eventually walking becomes inevitable. |
Arriving at the "Grotto". |
Day 2, we head up the Grands Montets to ski on the Glacier des Rouges du Dolent. |
Heading down the Glacier du Rognon. |
We skied high up into the glacier (no pics), then cruised down lovely corn snow back to the Grands Montets. A perfect day on the Argentière Glacier. |
Continuing down among the séracs. |
Day 3, it's on to the Gran Paradiso National Park. After about an hour of trail walking, we are back on snow again. |
Approaching the Chabod hut. |
The next, and final day, we start out at first light from the hut. |
Gotta go down to go up... |
Mustering in the twilight. |
Up much higher, we finally regain the sunshine. |
Getting closer now! |
The exciting last steps to the summit! |
We made it! |
It took a little while to get down to the nice corn snow, but when we found it, it was delightful. |
But all good things must come to and end. Footsore and ready for dinner! Thanks again Fred and hope to see you back again soon. |
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