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Sep 27, 2011 at 12:11 pm #1279871
Meant to post these a while ago. These are some pictures from a week-long Introductory Climbing course in the Swiss Alps in early July. We had beautiful weather and a great time learning about mountaineering in the Alps. I wish the pictures could do these mountains justice!
On the way to the Ferpicle Glacier above Evolene
Leaving the Ferpicle Glacier
Looking back to the Pigna D' Arola as sunset nears
Relaxing at the Bertol hut with the Matterhorn and Tete Blanche in the background
View from the Tete Blanch summit looking towards Zermatt and the Saas Fee range (Matterhorn hidden in clouds on the right)
Climbing through the icefall en route to Weisshorn summit
View of the Lagginhorn summit from the Weisshorn summit ridge
On top of the Lagginhorn summit (yes that is a Gossamer Gear LT4 trekking pole on my pack…did't another one of those that week)
Looking at the many 4,000m peaks of the Saas Fee range from the Lagginhorn summits
Sep 27, 2011 at 12:17 pm #1784039Beautiful–and what a classroom!
Thanks for posting these, Trevor.
Cheers,
Rick
Sep 27, 2011 at 10:04 pm #1784269Great pictures! Who was your course through?
Sep 28, 2011 at 1:08 am #1784299Thanks guys! It was a very nice classroom indeed.
We did the course through Martin Moran with Moran Mountaineering, a Scottish guide who runs courses out of Evolene in the Valais region each summer (http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/alpine.html). We did the Introductory Mountaineering and High Summits course. I would highly recommend him.
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