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January : Skiing the Grand Envers du Plan. A great ski descent from the Aiguille du Midi straight down to the Requin hut. Two very steep parts requiring a strong technique because falling isn't an option ! |
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 Skiing on Midi Plan ! |
 The south side of Col du Plan. |
 The Mer de Glace right in the sun. |
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Photos : E. Favret
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- 27 January : Ice
climbing course. A 3 days ice climbing course : Switzerland ( in Trient area), Italy (Val de Gogne) and Chamonix ... Three different countries to discover beautiful ice falls in varied spots. |
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 Beautiful conditions at the "EMHM" route |
 "An ice pillar can hide an other ice pillar", nice name for a wild ice fall in Switzerland. |
 Yann with a broad smile on his face as he reaches the belay ! |
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 .... good job Yann. |
Jeremy
is ready to go now ! |
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24th : ice climbing at the Crèmerie, in Argentière.
La Crèmerie is a great spot to start your experience of ice-climbing or to remind you all the tricks. |
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 ... before climbing higher up. |
 To finish with : "the great wall". |
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Photos : G. Roussel
January
22nd : Ski touring in Les aiguilles Rouges (Grand Balcon Sud).
Perfect weather and amazing view ... what else ?!... A great itinerary, traversing at the bottom of the Aiguilles Rouges and facing the Mont-Blanc massif. |
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 ... a nice traverse. |
 And as a reward : untracked snow . |
 Down to the Col des Montets. |
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Photos : E. Favret
JANUARY
19TH : Petit Envers du Plan. One of the wonderful itineraries in the Vallée Blanche. Beautiful pictures of Guillaume, illustrating how dangerous it is to ski on a glacier ! |
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 snow-bridge: a trap ! |
 behind the bump the crevice is open ! |
 wonderful weather, but the fog is coming ! |
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Photos : G. Roussel
JANUARY
18TH: Ski tour at the Passon Pass. A splendid itinerary from Argentière glacier to the Tour glacier, via a slighty alpine pass: one of the mainclassical ways in this part of the massif, to be done time and again ! |
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 climbing up a small gully, carrying the skis, to reach the pass. |
 at the top, discovering a new glacier and enjoying the view ! |
 skiing down to the Tour village is beautiful. In the background the Tour needle. |
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16TH:Dépose à skis (heliski) in the Val Grisenche.
Always so magic and fantastic ... |
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Photos : E. Favret
JANUARY
13TH: Dépose à skis (heliski) in the Val Grisenche.
The snow falling early this season , and the helicopter, allow skiing down superb slopes. |
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- the technique has not been forgotten: phew ! |
 a “magical” day ! |
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: E. Favret
JANUARY
8TH:Snow-shoeing on the slopes of the Aiguillette.
For nature lovers, but not necessarily skiers, it is the best way to discover the mountain in winter: snow-shoeing. |
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some explanations to enjoy the environment better. |
 a breath of mountain air ! |
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: F. Mantel
JANUARY
3RD:Ski-tour at the Belvédère Pass.
A ski tour in the Aiguilles is always a pleasure; besides the Belvédère Pass offers a difficult down slope, so for very good skiers only ... |
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 starting by a 40° grade gully ! |
 the party at the foot of the gully: they made it ! |
 - and now, here we go ! |
