Geneva
I think I need a new watch, I wonder where I could find one...
Yet another cathedral
First teetertotter in 20+ years
Chamonix: Mont Blanc is there somewhere....
Stage 1 Chamonix to Argentiere: Do you think they sell umbrellas?
With both bags lost, all of the gear we have for 14 days.
A great view.....of Mont Blanc.
Stage 2: Argentiere to Trient Our one backpack.
Great views of amazing peaks.
The Switzerland/France border on Col de Balme.
The sun is out!!!
Trient
Stage 3: Trient to Champex A cow in the river.
Champex
Stage 4: Champex to Le Chable I got my pack back!
Le Chable
Stage 4: Le Chable to Cabane Mont Fort
A Genevan artist looking for inspiration.
Taking a break and getting a little sun.
Le Chable in the center, Verbier on the right.
Our first wildlife sighting, a marmot in the rocks.
Pepin chasing the marmot for a photo.
The top, finally. Today was 1600 m vertical gain.
Our new friends.. from the left Pepin, Anne, Alex & Paul.
Mont Blanc, in the center, with the white top. Our only sighting.
The trail for the next day.
Stage 5: Cabane Mont Fort to Cabane Prafleuri. Chamois, with the trail in the background.
Pepin & Anne, our new Dutch friends.
Yes, that is the trail, covered by snow.
Cabane Prafleuri.
Anne's missing toenail.
Stage 6: Cabane Prafleuri to Arolla. Lake Dix
A marmot in the center.
Looking for Cabane Dix.
Chevrin Pass: The ladders are on the right, at the low spot.
~3000 meters. Cabane Dix in the background.
Glacier Dix.
Headed for the ladders.
The largest of the three ladders, 50 feet up, near vertical.
Dancers outside of our hotel.
Stage 7: Arolla to La Sage
Stage 8: La Sage to Cabane de Moiry
Ice Fall on Moriey Glacier
At Cabane de Moriey, closer to the ice fall.
Close sleeping quarters, 25+ of us in here.
Stage 8: Cabane de Moriey to Zinal
Stage 9: Zinal to Gruben
Stage 10: Gruben to St. Nicklaus
Stage 10: St. Nicklaus to Grachen A friendly, smelly goat.
Kevin with a 10 day beard.
The beard is gone, now its a goatee.
And then a mustache before it fully disappears.
This one is for you Mark.
Stage 13: Grachen to St. Nicklaus to Zermatt. To heck with the walking, lets take the train.
The Notre Dame in Lausanne
Remaining tower of fomer wall around Lausanne.
Morning of departure in London. Sharing a book on two diferent flights.
