Perrons de Valorcine, viewed from the parking
Vue vers le massif du Mont Blanc
We
We are roping up and getting ready for the more interesting part
Lac d'Emosson
Le Barrage
Tying the knot
Katie et Jean, la cordée derrière nous
L'Aiguille du Van. We climbed in the small pass between two aiguilles. We didn't climb up, but passed it on the right.
Pause at the beginning of the ridge. Great view towards the lake
Time for a snack.
Mont Blanc, in all its glory
Katie
The ridge we'll be climbing today
Eric
Malina
Iuli
Some other people climbing the ridge
Mont Blanc again
A first improvised belay, after a few meters of easy climbing
Eric and his camera
Les Alpes Valaisannes. La Dent Blanche (middle) and Matterhorn are the most poignant
We are descending now, looking for the two or three rappels.
Found one
It was so damn hot... I got burned even though I used sun screen several times (30 and 40).
The last rappel, on two pitons. We reinforced it with a friend. The last to go down (Eric) was the only one taking a tiny risk.
Another dam, they seem to be quite popular aroud here.
View towards Perrons
Les gendarmes
The last rappel. The descent took us as much as the ascent.
Looking back
Again, the lake
We see the restaurant, everyone feels better!
Eric takes a bath
Jean too
Finishing the chocolate we had with us....
