The South Face. Arrow shows where we skiied down from
More snow - despite the name, Gréolieres-les-neiges doesn't usually look like this.
Ascent to the antennae, in the early morning light
Eric looking south towards Corsica (over 160km away), which was incredibly clear at the time, though hard to pick out in this shot
Looking west, Eric preparing his skis for the descent
Eric sets off ... ooh, this snow is jolly hard, isn't it? A better shot of Corsica on the horizon, too.
Whee!
Steep enough
The famous pine tree, at the snowline. Rats, now we've gotta skin back up again ...
The team re-emerges at the summit
Étude rythmique
Gréolieres village (dimly seen below), the Caussols plateau and snowy hills, stretching away to Lachens
The view north wasn't bad either - the Mercantour, lurking under a reputed 5m of snow above 2500m.
