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February : Couloir Whymper at the Aiguille Verte.
La "Verte" , is the highest 4000 meters peak which is wholly french. It's a dream for any alpinist one problem though : no easy route to reach the summit and furthermore to come back ! Therefore, the "normal route" is the Whymper couloir, climbed for the first time in 1865, nowadays it's still an ambitious aim. |
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 A nice view of the couloir from the hut. |
 A beautiful sunrise. |
 Great atmosphere ...! |
 Luc, strong on his calfs ! |
 Reaching the Grande Rocheuse pass. |
 The ridge is quite narrow at this time of the season ! |
 Well done Luc ! |
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February : Les
Dômes de Miage. Helidrop at the Col Infranchissable ( Insurmountable Pass ) then a little bit of ski touring and eventually some alpinism to reach the summit of Dôme de Miage. From the summit, a fantastic ski descent on the Glacier d'Armancette will bring us back all the way down to Les Contamines. |
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 ... then, the ridge and behind us the west side of Mont-Blanc. |
 Mind the first section of the descent ! It's steep ! |
 ... and off you go ... confidence is coming back ! |
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Photos : G. Roussel
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to 17 February : Ski around the Mont-Blanc. The conditions are just great at the moment : bluebird sky, cold snow and we even manage to find some spots to make the frist tracks ! What else ? ! |
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 ... sun, sun , sun . |
 Ski touring at the Col d'Entrèves. |
 Then, a nice descent on the south side with a vertiginous start ! |
 Natural snow arch |
 Seracs at the Petit Envers |
 Helidrop in Val Veni (Italie), all you need is snow ! |
 A new helidrop at Montfortin and we're ready to go again ! |
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Photos : E. Favret
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February : Goulotte Modica-Noury at the Mont-Blanc du tacul.
A steep ice route, on the east side of Tacul. Quite simply paradise , as the conditions are great at the moment ! |
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 And here is Luc ... phew ! |
 Abseiling down before skiing the Vallée Blanche. |
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Photos : Y. Delevaux
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February : Great ski in Chamonix. The Couloir du Buet on the Vallorcine area, The Couloir des Vans, right above Trient and the famous Pas de Chèvre from Grands-Montets, an unforgettable day for advanced skiers only ! |
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 Light powder snow at the Couloir du Buet ! |
 The first section of Couloir des Vans : steep |
 Wide snow fields going down to Trient ... |
 Pas de Chèvre and its great view : Nant Blanc ... |
 ... and les Drus. |
 Pas de Chèvre and its great snow. |
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February : Tour Ronde north face. The Tour Ronde offers one of the greatest point of view of the Mont-Blanc massif. Located at the very top of the Glacier du Géant, the Tour Ronde is in the heart of the massif and gives us the opportunity to enjoy the view as far as the Oisans massif. |
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 Stéphane starts the first first steep part. |
 Then in the gully. |
 A tricky section ! |
 Meeting with the blessed Virgin at the summit. |
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Photos : Y. Delevaux
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February : Goulotte "Valéria". A very beautiful ice itinerary, in a wild atmosphere between two famous routes "Roi de Siam" and "Grand Capucin". Once we reach the summit, we'll discover and enjoy an impressive view on the "Grand Capucin". |
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 The next part is just perfect. |
 Some mixt climbing further up to spice up theday ... a very complete route ! |
 Well done Stéphane ! Behind us the Grand Capucin and its impressive East Face. |
