[Closed] Some Alps photos

No mountain biking in these, just mountaineering, but as mountain biking (and to some extent this forum) is what got me into general high mountain stuff, specifically advice received here to go and have a look at the riding in Chamonix, I thought it worth posting! I, uh, sold my beloved Enduro to pay for the gear for this stuff...down to one hardtail now...if I want to ride in the Alps these days, I have to rent.

Anyway, areas are Saas Fee and Chamonix. Mountains climbed are the Jegihorn soloed (not photographed), Dri Horlini, Weissmies traverse, the Lagginhorn traverse, the Nadelhorn normal route, the Hohbarghorn north face and traverse to Nadelhorn, the Portjengrat, and the Kuffner Arete on Mont Maudit.

Possibly heading out again in the immediate future for more.

Dri Horlini
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Weissmies

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Lagginhorn traverse solo, with views over to the Weissmies N ridge, which I would also like to return to for a solo climb

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Aletsch glacier from Mischabel hut

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Lenzspitze - Nadelhorn traverse (not done)

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3 teams on the Lenzspitze NNE face

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Scoping the approach to the Hohbarghorn N face

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Nadelhorn normal route

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Hohbarghorn N face, big seracs on approach. C-r-r-r-ack. Solo

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How to capture the steepness?

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Sudden top-out onto snow arete with huge view of the Valais and the Matterhorn

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Then you have to do this mixed ridge to the peak at the back, the Nadelhorn

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Portjengrat, a long rock ridge on the other side of the valley

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By not using ropes except for one move, we cut about 3.5 hours off guidebook time

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I made a series of partner upgrades on this trip - this is ****, the only female member of a, er, very butch military unit in a very cold European state, spends most of her life in various forests and is a mean navigator in a whiteout at night (blackout?). We did the Kuffner arete.

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Stumbled across tent in the Cirque du Maudit

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Approaching final climb to shelter, 2330

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2hrs' sleep and climb
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The last time I was in Chamonix before this, I did a 2-day ride inspired by some of Freeridenick's tips, from Flaine to the left in this photo, up and down the valleys you see at about 2,100m, to the Grenairon refuge then back over into Flaine to Magland. Could've made it three days if had gone into Sixt valley but was tired. Greatest riding I've seen. There is also world-class ice climbing in this area but it rarely forms and is vulnerable to avalanche.

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