Another day of extreme shuffling (touring). Floria drag was closed, but we managed to get everything together and Rick , Plum and I headed up over the high traverse to Lac Blanc. From here we took a direct skinning line for the col.
This is one of the tours in the Aiguille Rouges that I had yet to do. Another one ticked off.
From the col, the weather was coming in. If you drop directly in to to the north/west side from the col, you are looking at a short length of 50+ degrees then a more steady slope of about 45+. Unfortunately, due to the lack of sun, the snow was hard pack and nasty.
Plum took a little ride down the couloir but managed to get away with a scraped nose! woops. Anyway, I managed to get to him and find one of his ski's. Then the mission was on to find the other. Fortunately it was about 500 or 600m further down the hill!
Not exactly a pleasurable day out but still a great adventure. It all finished well with beer and chips in the Hotel le Buet.
Got shafted by the weather today, was expecting a rough day of snow and cloud but it was a blue sky beauty! So unpredictable this week.
Plums turn to go first, there is also a rope in alternative.
After skiing down, I found Plum's ski, a good way down the mountain, daggered in below a serac band. Lucky! Worth zooming in on this pic.
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