chamonix 2013
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Three day ski mountaineering trip to Chamonix. Guided by Fred Bernard of Peak Powder, a preeminent ski mountaineering agencie - www.peakpowder.comTRANSCRIPT
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Chamonix 2013
March 1 - 4
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Arrival at Flugere Parking Lot
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Atop first climb to ? Pass
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View from first pss
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Looking down first ascent, day 1
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First ascent, day 1
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Looking back at first descent day 1
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Descent line
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Second ascent Day 1
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Looking back at first descent day 1 and second ascent day 1
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Skier group on second ascent day 1
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Good view on second ascent day 1
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Mt Blanc
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Second pass day 1 (from distance)
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Fred passing the slot of the second pass, day 1
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Looking down the second descent Day 1. La Buet in the distance
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Psyched for the second descent day 1!
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Fred above second descent Day 1
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Second descent Day 1
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Second descent Day 1
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Accommodations night 1 – funky and rustic in La Buet
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Climbers descending from aguille du midi
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Climbers descending from aguille du midi
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View from Aguile du Midi
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View of the Chamonix valley
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Aguille du Midi
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Ascent 1, Day 2
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Bluebird day
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Gervasutti6a 900M to summit, 600
M face
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Ponte Adolf Rey
20+ climbing routes
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First ascent, day 2
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Loving it!
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The ridge climb to our first descent, day 2
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Looking up the ridge
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Believe it our not, this face has been skied
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Ready to climb the Aguille du Entreve
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On top of Aguille du Entreve
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Aguille du Entrevedescent (day 2)
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Aguille du Entreve -Completedescent (day 2)
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Lunch on Italian side near Courmayer
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Lunch spot
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Aguille du Entreve
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Typical Italian guys enjoying the endless lunch
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The ski elevator to Point Hellbruner
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Skier staircase to Point Hellbruner
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Our tracks on Aguille Entreve from Point Hellbrunner
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Fred ascending Point Flambeau (third ascent of Day 2)
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Atop Point Flambeau
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Mer de Glace from Point Flambeau
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Mer de Glace
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Fred Bernard of Peak Power –Chamonix’s finest off-
piste/freerideguide agency
http://www.peakpowder.com/
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Point Flambeau from the Mer de Glaceour second descent of day 2
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Pt Flambeau Descent Line
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Accommodations for night 2 -
Requins Refuge
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Mer de glace from Requins Refuge at Dawn, morning 3
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Requins Refuge at Dawn
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Our objective for
the third morning –Couloir 88
on the map to Pointe Sisyphe
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Mer de Glace at daybreak
(Fred at lower middle right)
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Excellent alpine rock climbing above RequienRefuge (for another day)
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Early morning skin up to Couloir 88
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At the base of Couloir 88
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Looking back down Couloir 88
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Ridge climb to Point Sisyphe
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Gem miner’s hut atop Point Sisyphe
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Gem miner’s hut atop Point
Sysiphe
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Atop Point Sisyphe
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Glacier descent after rappel from Point Sisyphe
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Couloir Descent
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Climber Refuge on an amazing perch
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Le Dru!