Tobias Granath - a Chamonix photo diary
2007/04/06 - Tour Ronde, traverse

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We wanted to ski the Gervasutti Couloir but it wasn't in condition. We skied the normal way on the East face insted.

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The day before some freinds skied the Couloir in 30cm fresh powder...

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On the right you have the North face, and on your left the entrence of Gervasutti Couloir.

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I can recommend to go here. It's not very long, just 710 vertical meters.

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The summit is a perfect place to take a brake.

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Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey.

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Grand Pilier d'Angle, the Peuterey ridge and Mont Blanc de Courmayeur.

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Mont Blanc du Tacul.

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Mont Maudit and the Kuffner ridge.

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Col de la Brenva.

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From the summit it's 2110 vertical meters skiing down to the Montenvers train. Here is about half way down. We had to down-climb a bit because of the rocky middle section.

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East face of Tour Ronde. The snow was heavy but skiable.

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The snow was better lower down.

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The route took us 5 hours 30 min. You can ski many different lines from the summit. Here is another one...

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