Smiler Cuthbertson
Strone Cottages
Dores
Inverness-shire
IV2 6TR
enquiry@smilercuthbertson.co.uk
Tel: 01463 751230

Alpine Summer


IMG_A004 walk towards Crochures.jpg (42kb) IMG_A006 Up the rock chimney.jpg (33kb) IMG_A007 Chimney on Crochures.jpg (58kb) IMG_A008 Stuart on Crochures.jpg (76kb)
IMG_A009 Long abseil down (Crochures ridge).jpg (46kb) IMG_A013 Mt Blanc (from Gite).jpg (32kb) IMG_A015 View south of Blanc.jpg (54kb) IMG_A016 Aig Midi & Mont Blanc.jpg (62kb)
IMG_A017 The Verte.jpg (57kb) IMG_A018 Top of Grande Montes looking towards Argentiere glacier.jpg (61kb) IMG_A025 Grandes Montets.jpg (43kb) IMG_A028 nearby The Verte.jpg (49kb)
IMG_A029 Looking towards The Verte.jpg (52kb) IMG_A032 GM lunchtime, looking north.jpg (73kb) IMG_A033 Looking down from Grandes Montets to Argentiere.jpg (60kb) IMG_A034 From Grande Montets looking towards Belevedere.jpg (45kb)
IMG_A035 Looking north from lunch stop on Grandes Montets.jpg (72kb) IMG_A036 Looking towards Belvedere from Grande Montets.jpg (56kb) IMG_A040 Argentiere Glacier from above.jpg (78kb) IMG_A041 Stuart points to Mont Blanc (from Grande Montets).jpg (36kb)
IMG_A042 Mont Blanc with the midi in foreground.jpg (30kb) IMG_A043 Stuart, in trees ascending to hut.jpg (81kb) IMG_A044 Even smiler looks warm.jpg (77kb) IMG_A046 Bill on day 1 of Conscits hut ascent.jpg (76kb)
IMG_A048 approaching glacial valley (ridge behind).jpg (57kb) IMG_A049 Triente glacier in backgrd.jpg (77kb) IMG_A050 Glacial morraine to be ascended.jpg (86kb) IMG_A051 wildlife.jpg (85kb)
IMG_A052 Moving on the morraine.jpg (70kb) IMG_A055 Smiler ahead raeching lip of glacier.jpg (95kb) IMG_A056 Shortcut back from Conscrits.jpg (81kb) IMG_A058 Just before lunch on day1.jpg (56kb)
IMG_A063 Other climbers.jpg (54kb) IMG_A066 Conscrits hut.jpg (76kb) IMG_A068 Other teams behind us.jpg (22kb) IMG_A069 On Dome di Miage ridge.jpg (16kb)
IMG_A070 Heading downwards fast (v steep, misty).jpg (21kb) IMG_A072 break below the col (weather good here).jpg (36kb) IMG_A074 Dome di Miage ridge viewed from South.jpg (33kb) IMG_A076 Dome di Miage descent.jpg (34kb)
IMG_A079 Front wall of Glacier (about 600m wide).jpg (76kb) IMG_A081 Stuart ascends from glacial morraine.jpg (49kb) IMG_A084 At the Col de Balme.jpg (56kb) IMG_A087 Atop Petit Aiguille Verte.jpg (25kb)
IMG_A089 Looking back towards the Grand Couloir.jpg (47kb) IMG_A090 the Grand Couloir.jpg (32kb) IMG_A092 Tete Rouse hut.jpg (33kb) IMG_A094 Mountain railway tunnel.jpg (83kb)
IMG_A095 tourists at Nid station view nearby peak.jpg (56kb) IMG_A096 Mist clears from peak.jpg (53kb) IMG_A097 Team pose at the bottom of the Blanc.jpg (74kb)