Alps photo index - Haute Route and Mt Blanc

Here's an index of images from the Haute Route (Chamonix to Zermatt) and Mt Blanc. High points include Pigne d'Arolla, Mettelhorn, Breithorn, Mt Blanc and some wombling around on the Aiguilles Rouges. All easy walking stuff - but for the weather.

The Haute Route and Mt Blanc overview.

The Haute Route I

• Gorges du Trient (61k)
• Aiguilles du Chamonix (51k)
• Chamonix (75k)
• Aiguilles du Chamonix - morning (46k)
• The Haute Route - view from Aigiulle du midi (54k)
• The climb up from Argentiere (61k)
• Argentiere glacier - Albert premier cabane (43k)
• Cold weather on the col above the Trient glacier (65k)
• Descending on to the Plateau du Trient (42k)
• Plateau du Trient snow plod! (44k)
• Plateau du Trient from the cabane (56k)
• Last rays of sun - above the Trient cabane (50k)
• Plateau du Trient (29k)
• Argentiere peak? (44k)
• Send more chocolate (42k)
• Cabane du Trient - cosy inside (30k)
• Cabane du Trient - the kitchen! (36k)
• Sunset above the Trient (3400m) (22k)
• Dusk from a peak above the Trient glacier - looking towards Argentiere (22k)
• Rob at Cabane ?? on the way to Orsieres (61k)
• Morning tea on the descent from the Tirent - amazing weather! (38k)
• The helicopter which almost flatten us by dropping its load next to the Cabane... (54k)
• A great view.... (50k)
• Mist and forest on the way to Bourg St Pierre (34k)
• The little village at the bottom of the Trient.. (49k)
• The quiet streets of Bourg St Pierre (53k)
• Bourg St Pierre (67k)
• Wild flowers - Bourg St Pierre (92k)
• Washing - there's no need for it on a long trip... Bourg St Pierre (54k)

The Haute Route II

• Cow's it going? (44k)
• Rob and an alpine hazard with bells on (40k)
• Rob on the way up to the Valsorey (54k)
• Where the route splits for the Valen and Valsorey cabanes (72k)
• Beginning to snow... for two days. On the last bit up to the Valsorey (63k)
• Mt Valen - a sporting ridge? (65k)
• Late afternoon from the Valsorey (47k)
• Plateau du Couloir - crux of the Haute route (65k)
• The Grand Combin from the Valsorey (90k)
• Stormy sunset from the Valsorey (34k)
• The Grand Combin (64k)
• Frozen wave breaking - Grand Combin (57k)
• Deserted farm buildings - above Arolla (87k)
• Arolla (94k)
• Alpine meadow - heading towards Cabane des Vignettes - Arolla (55k)
• Light snow flurries on the way to Cabane des Vignettes - Arolla (36k)
• The spectacularly located Cabane des Vignettes - it features a very long long-drop (74k)
• The helicopter bring.. trouble to Vignettes (20k)
• Solitude - glacial plateaux above Arolla (34k)
• View towards the Matterhorm - Vignettes (53k)
• Rob looking out over Arolla - Pigne d'Arolla (60k)
• No people! Glacial plateaux above Arolla (39k)
• Rob on the summit of Pigne d'Arolla (35k)
• Dente Blanche, the Matterhorn.. and a lot of cloud - Pigne d'Arolla (48k)
• Where's that camera? Pigne d'Arolla (30k)
• Ice cream stop on the way to Arolla (69k)
• Village on the way to Arolla (71k)
• Swiss house (49k)
• Swiss village (51k)
• Swiss village - flowers (88k)
• Cuckoo clock house! (53k)

The Haute Route III

• The fortress-like cabane Bertol (65k)
• The approach to cabane Bertol - fixed ropes and ladders.. snowing (67k)
• Descending from cabane Bertol the next morning (83k)
• Roping up beneath the Bertol (30k)
• Leaving the Bertol.. for the second time (40k)
• Rob leads the snowplod - second attempt (45k)
• A guided party sets off in front! (46k)
• Leaving the Col du Bertol... (30k)
• On the glacier - great light (45k)
• Where we turned back the previous day - Col ?? (34k)
• Plugging steps for the guided party (28k)
• Descending the glacier in to the Zermatt - through a shroud of cloud, mist and snow (32k)
• Rob and a reasonably big crevasse along the way (32k)
• Follow the leader... through the crevasse field (50k)
• Mr Happy! (47k)
• On the moraine wall - almost near the end (61k)
• More snow falls - no Matterhorn views from the cabane (54k)
• Hydro intake on the descent to Zmutt (68k)
• Moraine wall descent - still snowing (55k)
• Alpine sheep (62k)
• Hotel du Trift emerges through the cloud (62k)
• Chapel near the Hotel du Trift (54k)
• Chapel near the Hotel du Trift* (69k)
• Windows 97 (13k + 20k)
• Hotel du Trift (61k)
• Rob scrambles up to the summit of the Mettelhorn (38k)
• The summit of the Mettelhorn - overlooking Zermatt (3400m?) (49k)
• Descending into Zermatt (44k)
• Mountain streams above Zermatt (93k)
• Wonderful forest on the descent to Zermatt (70k)
• Edelweiss cafe appears through the forest (48k)
• Edelweiss cafe - Zermatt (59k)
• Old Swiss farm buildings.. (69k)
• Meadows..... Zermatt (73k)
• Zermatt (93k)
• Zermatt - looks like legoland (72k)
• Our first view of the Matterhorn from the town (29k)
• Zermatt at night (55k)
• Sunrise - the Matterhorn (31k)
• Sunrise - the Matterhorn (48k)
• The Matterhorn from higher up the valley (57k)
• The Breithorn - our next peak (55k)
• The summit of the Breithorn 4000m (54k)
• Wind! - summit ridge of the Breithorn (35k)
• Mt Rosa (58k)
• Rob on the summit of the Breithorn (29k)
• Wind - summit ridge of the Breithorn (29k)
• Bertol (39k)
• Rob on ice (38k)
• Is this a Mars bar I see before me.. (44k)
• Chamonix (55k)
• View from the Aiguille du midi (29k)

Mt Blanc

• A sea of peaks stretches to the East - Mt Rosa on the horizon (35k)
• Mt Blanc du Tacul, Maudit and Mt Blanc (56k)
• Mt Blanc (68k)
• Aiguilles du Chamonix (48k)
• Aiguilles du Chamonix (35k)
• Aiguilles du Chamonix (47k)
• Helicopter rescues... (46k)
• Climbers - the main hazard on Mt Blanc (44k)
• Rob on the scramble up to the Gouter (62k)
• Gouter sunset (44k)
• 2AM Gouter wake-up (18k)
• Gouter breakfast chaos (31k)
• Dome du Gouter - looking down on the Aiguille du midi (48k)
• Mt Blanc summit (34k)
• Frozen eyebrows - Rob on the summit of Mt Blanc (30k)
• ...waiting for the cloud to disappear! (34k)
• ...a view almost! (37k)
• looking East.. towards Zermatt (32k)
• Descent of summit ridge (20k)
• Morning sun at the Gouter - after the climb (49k)
• Descent from the Gouter (65k)

Aiguilles Rouges

• Forest above Chamonix (32k)
• Peaks, cloud and rain (41k)
• Lac du Brevan (87k)
• Reflections - Lac du Brevan (43k)
• Stormy reflections - Lac du Brevan (34k)
• Yes - it was a long photo stop! (29k)
• Lac du Brevan (30k)
• Lac du Brevan (48k)
• Traversing slopes above the Lac du Brevan (54k)
• Sunset on the Channel ferry (38k)

Maps - and links etc

• Mt Blanc and surrounds (132k)
• Mt Blanc summit + Gouter route (134k)

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