Over the last two weekends I made attempts to climb the Grand Combin (4314 m) by the Meitin ridge and the Dent Blanche ( 4357 m) by the South ridge. Unfortunately, in both cases we had to retreat just below 4000 m. Although we didn’t reach the summit, I was able to capture some great photos:
Grand Combin
Cabane de Valsorey
Mont Vélan
Mont Vélan at night
Mont Vélan during sunrise
Mont Vélan and Mont Blanc
on the Meitin ridge
on the Meitin ridge (Mont Blanc to the right)
Ice fields below the Combin
steep ice (~50°)
Dent Blanche
During the 1700 hm long approach to the hut
Approach to the Cab. de la Dent Blanche
la Tête Blanche
Traversing the glacier below the „Cabane de la Dent Blanche“
Sunset at the hut „de la Dent Blanche“
on the glacier early in the morning
guided rope party early in the morning
first part of the ridge, due to stong winds we had to retreat.
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