silviabak: IMG_20240411_082310_673_Breakfast at the Plan B Hotel in Chamonix
silviabak: Photo Apr 11 2024, 9 32 33 AM_Me in front of the PlanB Hotel in Chamonix waiting for the local bus to go to the Grand Montets_Photo courtesy of Ivy Tian
silviabak: IMG_20240411_101505_683_Going up towards the Aiguille des Grand Montetss
silviabak: IMG_20240411_101657_393_Going up towards the Aiguille des Grand Montets
silviabak: IMG_20240411_113007_088_The Grand Montets Gondola has gone on fire so after coming off the Bochard Gondola you have to skin up to the ridge that leads to the Aiguille des Grand Montets and then go down on the other side to the Glacier d'Argentiere
silviabak: IMG_20240411_113947_658_John and Ivy on the last steep slope before gaining the ridge that goes up to Grand Montets
silviabak: IMG_20240411_113955_657_John and Ivy on the last steep slope before gaining the ridge that goes up to Grand Montets
silviabak: IMG_20240411_114202_811_Zoom on the Col du Passon from the ridge to the Aiguille des Grand Montets, you can see people skinning up on the slope
silviabak: IMG_20240411_114212_198_Zoom on the Col du Chardonnet from the ridge to the Aiguille des Grand Montets
silviabak: IMG_20240411_115958_078_Col du Chardonnet from the ridge to the Aiguille des Grand Montets
silviabak: IMG_20240411_120332_008_John, Ivy and I with the Col du Chardonnet in the background
silviabak: Photo Apr 11 2024, 11 23 30 AM_Skinning up from the Bochard Gondola to the ridge to the Aiguille des Grand Montets (Col des Rachasses)_Photo courtesy Ivy Tian
silviabak: Photo Apr 11 2024, 11 27 42 AM_Skinning up from the Bochard Gondola to the ridge to the Aiguille des Grand Montets (Col des Rachasses)_Photo courtesy Ivy Tian
silviabak: Photo Apr 11 2024, 11 45 36 AM_At the Col des Rachasses, pointing at the Col du Chardonnet
silviabak: Photo Apr 11 2024, 11 46 55 AM_John and I at the Col des Rachasses_Photo courtesy of Ivy Tian
silviabak: Photo Apr 11 2024, 11 47 19 AM_At the Col des Rachasses_Photo courtesy of Ivy Tian
silviabak: Photo Apr 11 2024, 12 10 34 PM _At the Col des Rachasses, Col du Chardonnet in the distance_Photo courtesy of Ivy Tian
silviabak: Photo Apr 11 2024, 12 11 18 PM_At the Col des Rachasses, Col du Chardonnet in the distance_Photo courtesy of Ivy Tian
silviabak: IMG_20240411_130300_077_Looking back up at the Aiguille des Grand Montets where the old gondola used to go up to
silviabak: IMG_20240411_130913_575_Glacier d'Argentiere, heading towards le refuge d'Argentiere
silviabak: IMG_20240411_135145_054_Initial glimpse of the Refuge d;Argentiere
silviabak: IMG_20240411_135153_569_Refuge d;Argentiere
silviabak: IMG_20240411_141130_089_Me at the entrance of the Glacier d'Argentiere at 2771m
silviabak: IMG_20240411_141643_133_Final icy slope to the Refuge d'Argentiere, Aiguille des Grand Montets in the background
silviabak: IMG_20240411_143400_991_Front balcony of the Refuge d'Argentiere
silviabak: IMG_20240411_144022_809_Front balcony of the Refuge d'Argentiere
silviabak: VID_20240411_151924_View from the front balcony of the Refuge d'Argentiere
silviabak: IMG_20240411_152004_640_John having a beer on the front balcony of the Refuge d'Argentiere
silviabak: IMG_20240411_152353_624_Skins drying in the sun at the Refuge d'Argentiere
silviabak: IMG_20240411_152504_513_Skins drying in the sun at the Refuge d'Argentiere